[ He huffs, pauses long enough to turn towards her and watch her, expression uncharacteristically pulled taut. He draws a breath. ]

I miss Earth, okay? [ It comes out in a long frustrated exhale. ] I miss home, and I just—wish that for once, for just once I could catch a break. [ He assumes she'll find that dumb. He's already on the defensive, bristling. ] Look, I know that all this—[ he motions around them ]—stuff is old hat to you? But...

[ He has to stop. He ducks his head again, his jaw tight. He hates how his voice wobbles. Talking to Coran about this, ensconced in the safety of the Castle of Lions, felt vastly different from this, the knowledge that he could very well die out here hanging over his head. ]

Whatever. I told you it was stupid, so just leave me alone.