[There's a sympathetic nod when Brig mentions durance. Selene Vega. Tala Vega. He knows the feeling well.]

Yes. Every last person made it out alive, including the civilians. Hundreds, for the cost of two. [It's a little hard not to be bitter, even if he knows that it was right and probably would have done the same thing.] And yes, I do believe that the two of you would have gotten along. Few people could ever surpass a man like Kaien on the battlefield, off the battlefield, and as a friend.

[His hands clench quietly into fists.]

I would have stayed, if I had been given a choice in the matter.