I was a very different person back then. I don't believe I was much older than you are now, actually.

[Physically, at least. He's not entirely sure which vessel he was in during that particular mindset, but he's sure it was one of the younger ones.]

[But he's not just coming in here to beg her forgiveness. It's Yona. He knows he needn't go that far, even if he was a creepy asshole to her.]

But that's exactly why he's here now. Because it's Yona. And it's about time he stop denying just how important she is to him.]

...I realize now that I've been keeping a lot of secrets from you about myself. I've always been a very private person, so I suppose you could call it a bad habit.

But I don't want to be like this. I want to be able to tell you about myself... but after all this time, I suppose I'm just not sure where to start.