[Oh, he did it again didn't he? Oh, that's not something he usually does, it's just habit when he does that. Which is why his apology is immediate.]
Sorry, habit. Not many respect my rank or me outside those here, not used to commanding others yet.
[That's the truth. But then he's waiting on her and he gets that and he sighs, sends another message.]
And my own daughter dies soon. She's 27, she won't get older; don't tell her that she doesn't know. War takes as much as it saves, we can't change that. Good, young people die to protect us all.
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Sorry, habit. Not many respect my rank or me outside those here, not used to commanding others yet.
[That's the truth. But then he's waiting on her and he gets that and he sighs, sends another message.]
And my own daughter dies soon. She's 27, she won't get older; don't tell her that she doesn't know. War takes as much as it saves, we can't change that. Good, young people die to protect us all.