Northstar Vale shortcomings

He would ruin both of them.

Selfishly he fretted more over how he would come out of this. He realized they could go no further together from here if he did not want her too. How could they? She said it would end if he said no, but he would always hold the knowledge that somehow he was her want. Then he would always wonder, always question.

He was lonely and here was a fix.

But that was all it would be, a fix.

I won't do this.

So he'd remove himself entirely. From her, from here. Away from the vale that he thought might be a place of peace.