"Don't despair, Mr. Renji," Tolten said, gently. "No matter how dark things look, there's light. As long as there are people willing to fight against oppression and evil, there will be light."

He had to believe that. And hadn't life taught him that? Seth told him time and time again to learn, and so learn he did. There was hope, and as he had told Rose and Claude, he couldn't believe that there was no one on the outside working to aide them. There was always someone fighting for those who needed it.