Don't repeat the history

Rufus paused and let the momentary silence take charge. He finally realized why he wanted to approach Yulis now that they were talking. One way or another, he could relate to Yulis and understood where he was coming from. Rufus had been in Yulis's shoes. He didn't want Yulis to do the same mistake he did in the past. 

"Don't repeat the history, Yulis. You know our story from beginning to the end since you've been observing. I decided in the past, thinking it was for the best for the both of us," he continued, smacking his lips as he gazed ahead. "The young and coward me was wrong. I decided back then in the guise of thinking it was for the both of us. But honestly, it was simply a selfish decision of a boy. A thoughtless decision of a young boy who cannot handle her light and is rather intimidated by it.