"There is no shame in saving your people, my dear." Zira gently folded his wings and settled back, allowing the people around them to continue as nothing had happened.
"In times of trouble or distress, many times a person will do things he or she would not normally do. To save self, is sometimes questionable. To save others, is often admirable. It is self sacrificing, and that takes strength, and pardon my spanish, cajones."