Nor is the human heart simple enough that acknowledging that makes it any easier to stop wishing for such an outcome.

[His gaze drops, there, eyes fixed on his blade as he cleans it. A peaceful solution like that might be an impossible thing for a weapon to want, and yet--

He breathes out a sigh, there.]

But- I am at least aware enough that simply hoping it won't come to this again will do little to change it. It's something we must work with, now.