Desperate times, huh. [ A little grimly. The UNSC certainly were pressed for soldiers, after a time, and the among the Insurrectionists, not to mention on Chorus . . . ] I can understand that.

[ But still. He expects better. ]

It's a little hard to deliver a speech in the middle of a fight. [ He doesn't sound like he's defending himself in earnest, just playing along, of course, relaxing more, now, and maybe only distantly realizing that someone or the other probably saw him carrying Miles out of camp, and eh. Oops? ] People do it anyway, but I kind of find that breaking a man's arm usually says a lot more and saves a lot more time.

Don't know how well I did on being dramatic, though. Might've had other concerns.