[ "If you have to spill innocent blood to achieve your goals, then they aren't worth doing."

As inscrutable as Ernesto is trying to be right now, a careful observer might be able to notice the way his body tenses up, even if smile that spreads across his face seems relaxed. It's not that he doesn't fully agree with everything Rand is saying here, but...

Well, there are probably very few people here that don't have a pretty complicated personal history, and that's true for both sides of this war. The new kids can figure that one out on their own time. ]

It's a relief to hear you say that honestly.

[ Being as overly aware of himself as he is, he forces himself to relax his muscles as he lets out a small laugh. ]

I don't really relish the idea of having even more people that I might have to eventually fight.