[Well, perhaps he did really go a little too far with that one. So once he finishes his apple cider off, he wraps his arms around her and pulls her to his chest while stroking the back of her head. Sure they were just making a bet earlier, but hurting Estelle is something he doesn't like to do... even if sometimes she needs to hear the truth.]

I know you were. Even if you were violent and rough around the edges, I don't think it would have gotten through to me otherwise.

[He remembers how he was back then. Empty, a violent puppet who listened to his master's orders. This was the girl who cut the strings and taught him how to stand on his own.]