[The tremor in his voice is heartbreaking. It gives him the urge to reach out, as if Vincent could somehow be comforting -- but it is a foolish idea. After all, this boy's pain is as much Vincent's fault as it is Hojo's. This is, too, can be applied to his many sins.]

It was not my choice to leave her, or you. I was... forced away, when I expressed my concerns about your mother and you, when you were not yet born.

Suffice it to say, Hojo did not approve of my confrontation. I will spare you the gruesome details of the ordeal, but I remained indisposed for a long time.