[ He remains silent for awhile, nodding in agreement — of course he knows all this. He could probably write a dissertation on Kitty the Case Study, on how becoming an orphan at a young age affects the way she handles relationships, how war conditions change the cortisol levels in her body, PTSD, paranoia, maturity levels that don't go together. There's no end to it but he figured they worked out so well together because he's an immature mess too and then he came back too much for her to handle.
There's more to it, of course. Pearls, the condition of prison, but they've weathered that before. He honestly thinks it's in large due to her coping skills and him no longer accepting them. ]