[his smile is genuine in that it seems unbearably tired and for a brief moment when he tilts his head up, his eyes are no longer hidden by shadow- light gray and lined and weary.] I have that effect on people.

[it's not meant to be self-aggrandizing- rather, it seems to be something he isn't proud of at all.] I'd like this to be a chance to wipe away debts I can never repay otherwise, you understand, but I think I'll always be accruing new ones, regardless. And I'll always be finding a new war to fight, but I think you understand that one well enough.