... Maybe, his witch side has stepped in to fill in the hole that's been left.

But the problem is, he can't see the connection between the happiness that he found as a human and the happiness that he found as a witch.

And... he thinks because he is a witch, he necessarily is different and separate from us.

[she pauses, and then looks at him earnestly]

I told the fragment to find a third way. But... Nirrti is really tempting. It's simpler, easier, and matches with everything he's been told.