[ She has a point, but he finds it hard to swallow all the time. ]

Many were in more dire condition than I was, from the reports I have heard. Perhaps if I had been here, I might have been able to do something to drive the kidnappers away, or help rescue those kidnapped.

[ Hadn't he spent all his life training for such things, perfectly his skills and building his strength? And yet he here stood, once again unable to do a single thing for those he considered friends.

Regardless, it strikes him that perhaps he ought to be more considerate of Sandra, who lacks many means to accomplish even the simplest of tasks in her current form. ]

But I suppose there will always be a next time, if tensions keep as they are.

[ But! In better news: ]

Though, when you have a moment free, there is something I would like to give you.