Ernie smiled at his friend's musings, just since it was Justin being himself.
"It was just something that had to be done," Ernie said simply. "It just made sense at the time. Half of the stuff we did that year was absolute madness, but it made sense at the time. I remember most of the Battle, but don't remember that much about that part, the direct aftermath--anyways. I was just grateful that--I couldn't imagine being alone when the world was that mad."