[She's not going to stop him from leaving, but this whole thing feels wrong. here he is lecturing her on what must happen for the sake of -- what? Some ridiculously superficial peace? And he can't even give her any assurance? That whatever the mediator says has to be final regardless?]
So that's it then? Whatever some mediator says is how it's going to be, no matter what? Hiling gets to dictate the terms and I just have to take it. You're willing to sacrifice whatever it takes in the name of a truce that could never work.