"It just took me a little longer to finally get it," he responds. He's still reluctant to let her go, as if by releasing her she'll vanish into nothingness again. Another cloud of golden butterflies that will fade into empty air.

"But I'm stubborn, you know that - I wouldn't let something like that stop me."

There's a shaky smile in his voice and maybe he finally trusts himself to pull back a little and really look at her.

"...I defeated her, in the end. With the Gold Truth. But it felt like I came to it a little too late."