"But-- but-- but--"

How could he make Ravindra understand that the Dark was the very worst place there was?

"You can't change your mind once you're there, you know! If you went and you were like, oh no -- uhhh..." An effort to talk in third person was prematurely thwarted when he bumped up against not knowing his own name.

He pointed to himself, instead. "This guy was right--"

A deep breath.

"You couldn't just turn around and go home!"