Char sighed, lowering his eyes. It should be obvious, really. "I love you, Hamana," Char began quietly. "But losing Lalah and Natalie... I'm afraid of the possibility of losing you, as well. I know you're an amazing pilot, and you're a more powerful than I'll ever be." But then again, so was Lalah. And Lalah might have even had the potential to be even more powerful than Judau Ashta, let alone Haman.

"The very possibility terrifies me, though."