Simple and honest. "That is a lot to lose," Leto said. For a brief moment, before he pushed it away, his thoughts went to all the victims of his father's Jihad. 61 billion dead in twelve years, and of those who survived most had lost everything but their lives.

"I think that kind of loss never leaves you completely," he said, now thinking about his father. "But it doesn't determine the future." He kissed Sparkle lightly again, because he could think of no other way to offer comfort.