He smiled in response, and was amused by the blush that painted her cheeks, so maybe he did have some effect on her after all. It was a good sign to say the least.
"Well at least they had a much longer period between their wars than we did. I mean, five years is not that long, and really for me it's been two, I don't count those first three. And they still had their heroes from those battles. Ours was just taken from us, I feel like that's going to shake the world's confidence a bit, especially since everyone still remembers the war all too well."
He remembered then what she'd said at the meeting the other night, about the spot and the nightmares. He reached across again and took her hand, giving her a sympathetic look, realizing this must be more traumatizing for her than it was for him, and wishing he could shoulder that burden for her. "Whatever this is, we're going to figure it out, and it's going to be ok. We'll find a way to get the world back to a more normal state. Like you said, it's been done before, once by us, we can do it again." he offered her an encouraging smile and a squeeze to the hand.