[This is the same thing that everyone keeps telling him, that they were glad he wasn't there and didn't have to go through it. But protecting his friends is one of the most important things to him, and he still feels a little like he let everyone down by not being there to help. And the fact that there's been an aftermath, that everyone continues to be affected by it, just makes it worse. He feels helpless and just wants to fix things for everyone.]
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[This is the same thing that everyone keeps telling him, that they were glad he wasn't there and didn't have to go through it. But protecting his friends is one of the most important things to him, and he still feels a little like he let everyone down by not being there to help. And the fact that there's been an aftermath, that everyone continues to be affected by it, just makes it worse. He feels helpless and just wants to fix things for everyone.]
I just want to be able to help.