"You have my sympathies for dealing with such a situation."

A moment of silent contemplation, weighting how much to share. She does not want to seem like she is taking focus from his story when what she wants is to convey the sincerity of her sympathy.

"When I was young, and human, the Arabs came and forced us to convert to their ways or fight them. They called us barbarians. It's not... it's not something I would wish on anyone. And yet... it keeps happening. Different players, different places, same suffering."