Char shook his head, almost defiantly. "Sometimes I feel as if you think too highly of me," Char answered quietly, his hand closing around hers. If she really wanted to know... he'd answer.

"I'm not the hero Zeon needs anymore. I might have been once, but... if there is one thing I learned from Amuro Ray, it's that the future doesn't belong to us. It belongs to the next generation. Someday, Kamille will replace both of us, and then Mineva will replace him." He squeezed her hand. "That's why I will fight again, for both of their sakes."