[He can't actually argue with a point like that. After everything that's happened to him, everything he's done, it seems impossible to try to reach for the person he used to be—even if he wanted to, which he doesn't. It might show in the sudden flicker of uncertainty on his face, or the way his momentum is temporarily derailed.

Temporarily. If he is anything, he is dogged.]

I'm not talking about going back. I'm talking about going forward. Logic isn't always the best way to approach some things, you have to know that by now.