[His face turns faintly pink, but he raises his eyes to meet hers regardless of any embarrassment, a slight smile on his face.]

Yeah... I'm glad for the chance to meet you. And I'll listen to you too, whenever you want. About anything. [Regardless of the struggles he's had so far here, and the struggles he's sure are to come, he's undoubtedly been fortunate to meet so many wonderful people, Yona chief among them. He wants to repay her for helping him so much just as much as he wants to repay his bonded. He glances at the items sitting nearby, feeling less trepidation about them than a few moments ago.]

I want to to put all of this behind me while I'm here... if I can. [He'd struggle to call it a fresh start, but what good will it do him to dwell on things he can't change and can't predict? He doesn't want to force anyone else to deal with his issues in the first place, but especially not when he has no way to resolve them.]