Some steps need to be taken alone. It's the only way to really figure out where you need to go and who you need to be. In which a troubled man sets into motion events that even he could not foresee or wholly control, but what's the point of controlling that which needs to be freed and let loose on the world? But then likewise, who says that needing to slowly let go and transform needs to be done alone? Everybody needs a somebody in their corner, even if it happens suddenly.