Well. You know what they used to pave the road to Hell. I've done many things that I regret — some misguided, some merely uncaring... some cruel. Immortality only gives us more opportunities to err. What can we do but try to learn from our mistakes?

( He spreads his hands slightly in a small shrug. )

What made you want to help him?

( It's a strange question, perhaps, but Louis asks it without any judgment or reproach. )