No, Father, I don't need you.

I don't need you to protect me anymore. I've grown; I've matured so much lately. I can defend myself! Can you believe it, Dad? I'm no longer the helpless little blind girl I should have been! But you never understand, Dad. To you, it doesn't matter that I'm a war hero. All you ever see is an inanimate object. Is that it, Dad? Am I just a fragile china doll to you? Am I not human despite my eyes?

I've come to a decision, Dad. I'm staying with Mai. She understands me, at least.