A year had passed since Aris's great victory. He was now the most famous actor in the world, yet among the crowds, he felt more like a stranger than ever. Seeing everyone's lies and true intentions had exhausted his soul. The only person who pulled him out of this darkness was Ellie. Ellie had been by his side before Aris was famous, and she was still there now. For Aris, the most beautiful thing about being with Ellie was the "silence"; she was the only person who acted exactly as she felt, the only one whose mind he didn't need to read.
As they sat by the sea one evening, Ellie took Aris's hand and asked, "Have you managed to quiet the voices in your head?" Aris simply smiled. While Marcus Thorne rotted in prison with his own greed, Aris had succeeded in not turning into a monster like him, thanks to Ellie. Aris finally knew: even if he saw the phoniness of the entire world, having one real person by his side was enough. That night, for the first time, he stopped using The Sight and just enjoyed the moment.