[ Perhaps he'd underestimated him after all... if only slightly. How much longer before that resolve shattered? How much more remains to be sacrificed?

He didn't have the answer for Char, and he didn't have the answer for Banagher, either. ]

I'd say I look forward to meeting you on the battlefield, but that's a little callous, even for me. [ And back on the mask goes, the fleeting connection broken. Just as he wished. ] My wishes remain the same. That one day, we will stand together rather than fight opposed. Unnecessary bloodshed is not my aim, after all.

[ A lion and a unicorn together...

He has to wonder. ]