Ah! Thank you, Lacus. [He gladly took her hand -- steady but firm enough, and taking into account how Lacus took to the ice and how her knees looked, he tries to propel himself a bit and he glides slowly.]
[He just had a talking with PM earlier that day, and though it had turned out better than he thought, he cannot help but feel a little raw.] Is... is that so. You have conflict in your world as well.
Death is unavoidable in the times of war -- but I cannot help but wonder at your choice of calling such noble sacrifices "unneccsary."