[ Hayame isn't wrong. Though her stance toward Zenith had felt severe at the time, she had more reason than most to know they had some genuine monsters on that side. Yuri knows Zenites aren't united in this, knows there are those genuinely disturbed and disheartened by what has come to pass, but Yima gave the order. She rallied forces to invade Springstar, slaughtering not only her target but countless civilians who had only been trying to live their lives.

And so, Hayame's suspicions had proven correct. No amount of wishing would change the reality of lives lost and the likelihood that open war is staring them down. ]

So you are.

[ He agrees easily, knowing there's little more he can contribute to that thought. To that reality in which they're liable to find themselves battling even those Zenites who never wanted this — who never wanted it like this. War does not make considerations of preference. It never has. ]

I'm doing about as well as one might expect. A few new scars for the collection.

[ Rather than state what they both know, Yuri turns his attention to what he doesn't. What had caught his eye more than once this day is the injury to her leg, and while he knows full well that she is no horse, Hayame's equine legs are structurally similar if not the same. A leg injury is a serious matter — though he does his level best not to look as concerned as he is as he asks. ]

Will you make a full recovery?

[ That she's moving as well as she is bodes well, he hopes. ]