"I'm not saying he isn't," Hal protested. "It's just...he doesn't have to be. If he'd just - get it together..."

Sinestro had been regarded as one of the greatest Green Lanterns for good reason, even if he'd gone off course towards the end. If he could come back to that, be the mentor Hal had admired instead of the villain he wound up becoming -

Then, Hal wasn't sure, but he couldn't give up on him.