For ‘best’ friends’, he obviously didn’t talk about himself much first time around, otherwise he’d have known who he was. He’s got his village, his parents and his childhood ‘friend’. He knows Irene didn’t have to run away so he hasn’t met her… yet, and she won’t be killed in the demon war. He’s not done bad up to now, but he can’t expect everything to work out how he wants now the future has changed. His expectations need to be a bit more… flexible.
For ‘best’ friends’, he obviously didn’t talk about himself much first time around, otherwise he’d have known who he was. He’s got his village, his parents and his childhood ‘friend’. He knows Irene didn’t have to run away so he hasn’t met her… yet, and she won’t be killed in the demon war. He’s not done bad up to now, but he can’t expect everything to work out how he wants now the future has changed. His expectations need to be a bit more… flexible.