We will get back home! And then you and— Mebh? You and Mebh can escape everything, all of that! Maybe you two can even go see the world together, once you run away. You can go to Italy! And anywhere else! No one will tell you what to do, you can do whatever you want— you'll be free!

[ He gestures as he speaks, his energy increasing with mounting enthusiasm, a wistfulness in his tone by the end of it. It's really somewhat clear that he's either speaking from personal experience — or from a personal wish. Either way, the conviction is there, far more than most children might be encouraging other children to abandon their parents and run away to another country... ]