I'm sure you recall back before the Quiapo engagement, that Alistair Mordechai mentioned that if I got to Fifth Circle, Zangyaku would be able to help me get my mom back.

[ Pressing his lips together for a moment before he goes on: ] I have my mother back and I am Fifth Circle. And I would still like to license with Zangyaku, because they're a good conspiracy and I know there's no need to feel this way, but I owe it to the memory of the operatives who died in South America. And I want to honor them by trying my best and earning a place among them.

[ He pauses, just briefly. ]

There's also the matter of my ties with Rhiannon, which has become something of a second home. They took me under their metaphorical wing and I don't think I'd be as focused or as driven as I am now if it weren't for them.