In the past few years, he has found a stable life here, Jade - one with people who treat him as someone real, for lack of a better metaphor. He is very aware of what he would return to, should he leave this place.
[What she doesn't think she can convey to her dear brother is how much Ion doesn't want to die again.]
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[What she doesn't think she can convey to her dear brother is how much Ion doesn't want to die again.]