"Why can't he understand? Understand that what he's doing could jeopardize
his whole future? He won't let me, or Rain, or anyone help him. I've tried,
tried so hard. I've been with him every step of his journey here in the
Guyana Highlands, trying to coach him, to teach him. And what has he
learned? Nothing.
" I can hardly hope to fathom the way in which his mind works. I believe that his decision to ignore what I am trying to teach stems directly from his inability to trust. He feels betrayed; betrayed by his brother, his master; those people most dear to him. Why should he allow anyone into his heart; to trust them? Even Rain, who has never done anything to hurt Domon, can barely touch him. His emotions; his heart, are in turmoil.
"How can he expect to fight with a heart that is virtually ripped apart? A heart that he won't allow to heal? The lesson that I have tried so hard to teach him: to clear his mind, his conscience, to have a mind and heart free of guilt or anger; none of that can reach him until he lets go; lets go of the pain and betrayal that he feels.
"He's built such high, defensive walls around his heart, to prevent the pain that he associates with trust. Without the ability to trust, Domon will go nowhere. He needs to let go. To open his mind and heart to others; to Rain, to me, to the other Shuffle Alliance members. Until this happens, there is nothing I can teach him. His mind is so closed to others, that he refuses to acknowledge what I have to teach. I repeat the same thing to him; a litany: to clear his mind, his soul, to release guilt, hatred, and anger. And yet, until he allows others in; allows them to help him, he will never become the fighter that he wants to be; the man that I know he can become.
" Just as I hide my true self behind a mask, Domon hides his true self behind the walls of arrogance and anger; walls that can only crumble when he allows himself to trust, and to learn that not everyone will inevitably hurt him. That there are those who wish only to help him."
" I can hardly hope to fathom the way in which his mind works. I believe that his decision to ignore what I am trying to teach stems directly from his inability to trust. He feels betrayed; betrayed by his brother, his master; those people most dear to him. Why should he allow anyone into his heart; to trust them? Even Rain, who has never done anything to hurt Domon, can barely touch him. His emotions; his heart, are in turmoil.
"How can he expect to fight with a heart that is virtually ripped apart? A heart that he won't allow to heal? The lesson that I have tried so hard to teach him: to clear his mind, his conscience, to have a mind and heart free of guilt or anger; none of that can reach him until he lets go; lets go of the pain and betrayal that he feels.
"He's built such high, defensive walls around his heart, to prevent the pain that he associates with trust. Without the ability to trust, Domon will go nowhere. He needs to let go. To open his mind and heart to others; to Rain, to me, to the other Shuffle Alliance members. Until this happens, there is nothing I can teach him. His mind is so closed to others, that he refuses to acknowledge what I have to teach. I repeat the same thing to him; a litany: to clear his mind, his soul, to release guilt, hatred, and anger. And yet, until he allows others in; allows them to help him, he will never become the fighter that he wants to be; the man that I know he can become.
" Just as I hide my true self behind a mask, Domon hides his true self behind the walls of arrogance and anger; walls that can only crumble when he allows himself to trust, and to learn that not everyone will inevitably hurt him. That there are those who wish only to help him."