"It's really nice," he agrees, glancing back toward the part of the house where everybody else is. It's nice...

"I didn't think I deserved it after what I did, once the surprise wore off. People liked me, but they didn't know what happened. I felt like I was lying... but talking about it would've-- well, it's not something that only affects me.

"... I want to protect these people. They gave me somewhere to be."