[Philip had been getting frustrated with his research on the island not amounting to much. Too many books were still off limits to him. Far more than had ever been at home. How was he supposed to figure anything out? He'd wandered out to the alter entirely by accident, the same way he'd ended up most places here.

He'd stared at the burning heart for several minutes before trying to look that up as well, but he didn't have enough keywords to really narrow down the search. None the less, he felt lonely. Both the same and different kind of lonely he'd felt since arriving. He missed Shotaro. He would always miss Shotaro. But, in a strange turn of events, he also found himself wanting to be near people he'd met here.

He wasn't sure why this was. Maybe Shotaro's sociability had begun rubbing off on him since his return. Or maybe he was just so used to having at least one person constantly with him. He didn't want to replace Shotaro, but he just wanted to be able to rely on someone. Have someone rely on him.]