The Eater of Laments

Joseph has made some mistakes in leading the revolution. Some of these mistakes threaten to overwhelm him. He's made small mistakes but others have cost people their lives. Good people. People that trusted him. Joseph is nearly to the breaking point when he meets a strange man who offers to take all of his regrets away. However, as Joseph loses all of the unfortunate things in his life, he loses more and more of who he was. How can he find his way back to himself when he doesn't even know he's lost?