Mmn. [Opens his arm to give her a hug again, but only if she wants to take it.]

You've always told me the truth too, eh? [Even about hard things like Blackbeard taking over most of his islands. C'est la vie. Life is hard, so he keeps telling Ace, even while telling him to live it.]

Any mind-scarring trauma the Malnosso tried to induce outside of this?