"Oner and Reno," spoke Ascot, "I don't know what came over me. Fine, I'm not giving up, not on this quest. And, here's some more self-examination."

"I always thought that one of the gifts I was born with was eternal moral superiority. Not superiority over everyone else's ideals, just superiority. I thought that whatever position I took would be unassailable, and I was wrong. I also had a sliver of intolerance for beliefs directly opposed to my own. That's what did me in during my interactions with Satoko, that, and the fact that the challenge to my ideals got me riled up."

"I know what I need to do - apologize to them. After all, I had a stick up my ass, and everything that happened here was my fault. However, all that is made harder by the fact that the insult to Oner still hangs like a spectre above this whole proceedings. They might forgive me, but I'm still angry that Oner got libeled, even though that was partially my fault as well; I caused all this."

"I need something to make apologizing to them easier. I know that I cannot find true strength; really acknowledge what's wrong with me, until I apologize to them. But, I find it hard to endure those who attack my friends..."