Even if you want to stay, it doesn't mean you can. [She hesitates -- from the sounds of things, he does want to stay. And she can sympathize with him, a little. But, even if she doesn't think she should be harsh with him, she's having trouble holding back.]

Maybe there have been people outside the barrier who have stayed here, [like the Malnosso and the Third Party, given their respective goals] but around here, there aren't that many people who have even stayed for a few years.