[ he slumps back in his seat despite wincing at his back. ]

Look at us, Yamato - [ kon gestures out at the room, no offense to anyone. ] Three of us are some variety of busted up, and two of us are spellcasters.

... I don't want them to have to do it, either. Not when they've already been through enough, this past week, not when they'd be doing it for us.