[His answer - is just a shaky exhale, combined with him tilting back in the lounge chair, staring up at the ceiling.]

...Yeah. Haha, but...it's....

[A strange, weak smile spreads on his face.]

...It's also a really....freeing one, in a weird way.

To think that the journey might still hold meaning....regardless of the end.

[All this time...even with beatrice, he was only focused on a single goal, almost ignoring every step of the way there.

He gave up because he saw the end, but...maybe, that was the wrong choice.]