[Rei lets him speak without interrupting, taking a seat across from him. It was better this way, now that he really understood. She met his eyes levelly, expression fairly neutral. She'd misunderstood, but eh. Now she got it.]

My mistake. [She can admit being wrong. Nobody's perfect...] It probably is different, then. I'm not sure of how it all worked out in my case. There was so much involved. A few thousand years, magic more powerful than I can really explain, and the sacrifice of something much bigger than me. But...here I am.

[And there's that question, the one she didn't really like answering. But he wasn't asking for a name. She wouldn't tell him about Serenity. But...]

The person I'm supposed to protect is the Princess of the Moon. I am one of her royal guards. I was in the past, and I am in the present. She's younger, less experienced, and I'm the only one of the court here with her now. So, it's my fate and destiny to protect her.