Part of him might have needed to hear those words. How many times had he watched people die? Kilika, Mi'ihen...and then he died himself, a horrible choice but one he'd had to make for all of Spira.

Being unable to save someone hurt like hell.

"You know that you're doing your best, Selph, we all are. We're gonna fight to make a big difference. Maybe we can't have everything, and we don't always win...and it sucks, and nothing can change that it sucks."

He sucks in a hard breath. "And it's okay to be discouraged, but...we'll help each other keep going, okay?"