Kinner's smile turns determined. "Oh, I'll be trying my hardest to make it back home. I just wanna brace myself for the worst." Suddenly, Kinner appears touched. "You see me as a friend, Azwel? Aw, shucks...gotta say the same to you."

"Where I was from, I had a few friends. Some of the men in my old platoon, the other guys back at Big Magnet, especially Bennings and Van Wall. I hope they're all right."