I..

[ Daniel starts talking pretty easily, but then seems to go quiet, as if he's thinking. Maybe the answer isn't so easy, or maybe it just requires him to talk a little bit more about his own situation than anticipated.

Mostly it's just though that he thinks what he did back then might not necessarily apply to these kids. Still - it'd feel weird withholding the information, so he continues. ]

I did what I should have done all along. Listen to the people who truly cared for me, rather than the person who tried to lead me astray.

[ Still, thinking back on the entire situation with Terry is never easy, and Daniel swallows hard. He shakes his head. ]

It seems like there are people here who care for you too.

[ Even Daniel has noticed as much, despite not knowing the kids here very well. ]