I don't entirely know Mercury's history but I certainly can't imagine it was any better than Emerald's, or a lot of people who lived outside of the main kingdoms.

[But "almost" is probably correct.]

Not everyone is as lucky as Nora and I.

[Agreed.

Though really, Ren isn't entirely sure he wants to know.

It's almost easier to deal with him not knowing what his Tragic Backstory (tm) is.]

There is a lot I still need to get better at.

[Ren that was supposed to be a positive comment...]

[But if he's not perfect people die.]

That doesn't mean I can't continue to improve.

[There's a big difference between dying from old age and being murdered because of another person's negligence.]

I'm not.