-The Sage went through a selection process to become the Sage and claimed it to be dangerous and involve combat. Once he accepted the position as Sage, he was separated from his loved ones by those who entrusted him with the duty without choice in the matter. It was <b>Required'</b>.

-He claimed to identify with Eizen because of this.

-What motivates him is his duty to fulfill his goal <b>at all costs.</b>.

-He is alone. <b>Everyone he loves is dead</b> and he resents it but can do nothing about it. He considers his duty the only thing he has left.

-Because of the above, he seems hyper focused on his goals to the exclusion of all else.

-He claims he'll rebuild everything with his own hands.

-His relationship with the Teishu, in his own words: "A very tenuous one that has worked out in my favor for awhile now." and "We have never seen eye to eye and we never will." He claims the Teishu to be selfish.

-He claims his partnership with the Teishu started 5 years ago, when they came together to join forces. He claims they were supposed to work towards the same goal but it is no longer the case because the Teishu has his own desires.