Caps, honey. As a FYI.

Simple, he didn't want to leave. *shrugs* I doubt most of the villagers would 'make' it to the other side either.

Be kinda pointless to have him anyway, you wouldn't have to bother working for any of the puzzles. And it's a seperate game anyway, there isn't a set requirement to carry over anything other that what they need in terms of plot.