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[He listens to it-- just more of the same, Serpents and battles and not going home... more annoyances, more bitterness-- with a passive expression.
But at his final words?
Ah. A chink in the chain.]
...Then I'm going to assume we're here to see to it that the war doesn't continue 'this way'. I want to go home.
And I don't plan on being treated like a puppet until whoever 'they' are gives me permission for that. Especially if they're too weak to fight their own battles. If they acknowledge we're stronger than the foe, we're stronger then them, too.
...But I guess it can wait a month. [Here, his expression clears up almost reflexively. As if remembering to smile for the camera.] Ah, well.