Rae leans forward to wrap him in a hug, letting him cry as she strokes his back gently. With her head resting on his shoulder, she can feel every hitch in his breathing, every sob.

"Your heart is in the right place, my friend, however much you think yourself a bad person. You want to help people, to make the world a better place to live in. You can still do that. Just not the way you had planned."