On my star, there was a madness that could overtake someone— religious fervor that could change their personalities completely. I have first-hand experience with what can happen to a person who has been tempered.

[Though unseen through communion, his hand goes to a spot on the right side of his stomach.]

But a cure was found. A way to bring people back, to free them from that madness.

The circumstances aren't the same, but that's no reason to give up.