"It's hard to hold your own when you are around others. Especially if you care about them, want to help them, keep them safe. It becomes hard to remember to look after yourself, and when times comes and you get to breathe for a minute and realize it... it hurts some."
He shook his head.
"It's not a life I would recommend for most. Being alone, knowing you have to be, in order to walk your path, and especially to help others by not being there? And then hearing what is said about you, knowing what they think... it is not an easy path."
He looked down, sorrow written in his very stance.