"It's not that great," he assures her. Funnily enough Frank's probably much more open with Kamala than Matthew is. He only ever lets people in so far, to varying degrees, and then he clamps right up and shuts people out. Not even his priest gets the full access pass.

"Yeah? That's good to hear." And really that's what he would prefer that she take away from this experience. He was planning on just taking things one day at a time. Getting back on his feet. Recalibrate his senses while figuring out how everything works. Then getting his bearings and promptly tumbling into his old self-destructive cycle of finding another situation where he ends up sacrificing himself for the greater good.

"I have faith in you. You ought to believe in yourself."