"Um... yes. You did. And you are." Lee was about done with this argument. He wasn't going to accept a lie. But that would be his last words on it. Any more denial would simply be ignored.
Lee had not expected the sudden outburst that his question would cause. If he had been weaker he might have started backing away, but Lee held his ground like a good soldier. His face remained fairly blank as the man finished his rant, finally coming to the conclusion it had been building toward.
"I understand." Lee said after a length of silence had passed. "BREW has brought many here who had obligations back home, things to do, and also some who are not fighters at all. It has not been fair in how it chooses to hold us here, or when it chooses to send others back."
Lee shook his head. "But what use is it to squander your time and energy. If a wish to end this war is what brought us here, then doing what we can to end the war will lead us home." Whether Lee hated the circumstances or relished them was a moot point. It was the result of his hard work that mattered.
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Lee had not expected the sudden outburst that his question would cause. If he had been weaker he might have started backing away, but Lee held his ground like a good soldier. His face remained fairly blank as the man finished his rant, finally coming to the conclusion it had been building toward.
"I understand." Lee said after a length of silence had passed. "BREW has brought many here who had obligations back home, things to do, and also some who are not fighters at all. It has not been fair in how it chooses to hold us here, or when it chooses to send others back."
Lee shook his head. "But what use is it to squander your time and energy. If a wish to end this war is what brought us here, then doing what we can to end the war will lead us home." Whether Lee hated the circumstances or relished them was a moot point. It was the result of his hard work that mattered.