[Ah. She's trying to comfort him, he thinks? It's a little foreign, really. Even among the other children, he was considered the bottom rung. But he smiles slightly.]

Yes. It wasn't all bad... [Even if the moments were fleeting and complicated, he did have a few pleasant memories. It was more than he'd had before then.] Ah, forgive me for dwelling on it. I'm happy, though, that you did have worthwhile times. [A pause.] That... sounds a little awkward now that I've said it out loud but...

[Sigh. Why is he bad at this?]

I mean to say I understand those feelings and the complexities of them is all.