[A small, brief flash of hurt passes over his features, and he takes a moment before he replies, his voice still quiet and even.]

I'm not trying to make you feel bad. You've been really nice to me. And I know...it wasn't his fault.

[It's stating the obvious, but it's also a big admission.]

But I didn't choose to become part of my original self. That was decided for me. And when it happened, I lost almost all of myself. So yeah...it was an end, for me.