This is lovely! You're doing a great job fleshing out canon, showing us the inner thoughts and feelings and this is Daniel's turn.
He’s a stranger to himself, which is sort of weird. But here, in the light of all these candles, and with a bit of help from someone who was once his friend, and hopefully will be again, maybe he can start to rediscover some of what he’s lost. Such a strong and hopeful conclusion :)