Oh, Hughes. It's a good thing she can't blush, listening to that. And yet as much as she appreciates the kind words, she's mostly just thinking she should spare him some of the details to her plans. He looks unhappy enough as it is.

"You make it sound like I saved the day single-handed," she says, shaking her head in affectionate amusement. "Don't get me wrong: I'm proud to have fought alongside the people here. Alongside my friends." She pauses for a second, her voice low and firm when she speaks again. "But it's not enough, Hughes. I exist for a purpose, and our war deserves everything I've got to give it."