...It takes a certain type of personality, I suppose.

[He edges closer again, expression softening.]

The same one, I imagine, that drives a man to take up a sword and shield. You accept that your place is to stand between those you love and the danger that would befall them. And you take heart from knowing that your efforts are the coin that buys them the gift of a chance.

I've never been one to dream, really. I'm far too much the cynic to have any great visions of a better world. But I've loved those who do, and those who stand to make it a reality by their efforts. So I do as I do because I believe in them.