"I do not expect you to forgive us. Even now, I don't understand where things went wrong or how we kept losing track of you. It's possible that there was a mole in my own trusted people—someone who deliberately misled me, redirecting my search away from you."
"I looked for you far and wide, never realizing that you had been right under my nose all this time. The thought of it makes me feel like a fool."
He took a shaky breath, his voice thick with emotion. "Now that I think about it, the only people who could have truly sabotaged my search were the ones closest to me—the ones I trusted the most."
"But why? Why would they go to such lengths to keep me from finding you? I honestly don't know." His voice wavered slightly, and his eyes, now red-rimmed, betrayed the weight of his emotions.
"I have no excuse for my failure, but all I ask is that you give us a chance to make it up to you."
