Jack's hand moves to Ramza, instead, a light touch on his back to remind him not to retreat. He has to stay and face this. "Sometimes it does."

"Sometimes the one you wanted to protect above all else is the one that ends up giving their life. And once they're gone, it feels like the world got lost with them. Like we do more harm than good." These aren't platitudes, but the voice of experience talking. Jack never explained the story of his loss to Ramza, but he knows that it's there.

"But that doesn't mean you give up the fight. We don't fight because we're sure we can win, but we fight because trying is better than doing nothing."

"And because sometimes, the world gets saved."