It isn't a matter of fault, Rydia. [He wanted to be angered by her, but it was still Rydia, and they had simply experienced too much to spark negativity.] It's a matter of you. And Rosa, and Kain as well. I understand the influence our captors have over this place, but that doesn't change the fact that I should have been able to stop myself without help. [Even though he'd often defended the actions of those acting under possession by insisting that everyone was equally susceptible, Cecil had been positive that all his so-called spiritual cleansing would have built up a tolerance that would have helped fight against evil spirits and the like. Not so, apparently.]

If there is an emergency, I can heal myself. [With his ghetto toddler-level Curas that could barely cure a papercut under Luceti's power dampeners. INDEPENDENCE!]