When she refuses to meet his eyes, Regis bites back a sigh, but doesn't force her. Instead, he settles for resting his chin atop her head, "Death follows us all, my dear, my daughter. It is a part of life. Without it, life has no meaning."

Peki's hiss causes Regis to turn his gaze toward the chocobo for a moment. He doesn't know if the chocobo will understand, but he mouths an apology toward him anyway.

"War brings this more keenly into focus than anything else, but it doesn't change the fact that death is always around us. Plants die. Animals die. So too, do people. Perhaps more than any other creature in existence, though, people die for a purpose, even if it is not one we understand or approve of."

His arms tighten around her, "Don't forget it. I won't ask you to do that. Just don't become so overwhelmed by it that you cannot continue to fight for those who no longer can."