[he nods. His own planet is still recovering from its first wound centuries ago. It's second... they're still finding out how deep it went this time. Absent, his hand shifts to knead his other arm, down where the muscles ache.]
Where there's life, there's hope.
[remembering her claim to not believe in hope, he adds:]
no subject
Where there's life, there's hope.
[remembering her claim to not believe in hope, he adds:]
As long as there's someone there to defend it.