Makoto would say the same. But she can no longer say anything, have any thoughts or feelings on the matter, as she is dead and gone. That is the price we pay.

[that is definitely an emotion. anyway there's a blip of confusion when he says that name - a lack of understanding, a blankness, but it's swept aside again too. a resolute will of iron. or steel. ]

I have heard the people's dream. A land free of pain and suffering. A place, here, where they can belong, live in contentment with one another.

You say that loss is something that must be accepted, but when someone you love is saved, preserved, you are grateful.