[ It's not a fight they can ever win. Staying here when they should be home isn't fair, but severing the bonds they have made during their stay is downright cruel and at this point he really doesn't know what he's wishing for. Maybe it's holding him back. Maybe he's not working as hard as he could because of it. They always find the solution to a problem sooner or later, but this particular problem makes him wish for much later.
And when that day comes... maybe he'll find himself choosing to stay. Only time will tell. ]