As they are? And how is it you know this is how they are, sir?

I have asked him before, when I was recovering from the event. He has told me what he knows of what happened that day. What reason would he have to lie? I can think of none. Had he wished me harm, he could have ignored me that day, left me to the creatures of the wastes or the mercy of my attacker, and he did not. He could have left me with Madara a month ago, and he did not. He came to my rescue on both occasions.