"There is no point thinking on it. It is over and done, in the past and you made the right choices in the end, by your own estimation. Brooding over it serves no one, least of all yourself or your companion," the onmyoji pointed out, gesturing to Zoroark.

"The trouble with could have and would have is that it all amounts to cannot. You cannot change the past, you can only learn from it. So take the lessons from your friend and from your mistakes and make a brighter future. You will doubtless find many complications, but if you wish to do the right thing and strive towards generally good goals, you will never fall so short of the mark that someone else cannot reach out and catch your hand to help you the rest of the way."