'Do you think we can all get along someday, Slaine?

I believe so, Princess. Both Earth and Mars can live together in harmony!'

At least, that's what he used to believe. The troubling scene fades away to a far more intimate one, the two of them much younger than what they are now. It's a memory he holds dear, one that would be fine for her to see...but he fears taking his hands away still. He wants to shield her from whatever else might be thrown their way.

After everything he's gone through...he found it hard to believe in the good of others. Only now after having lived in Olympia for half a year did he find his faith in people begin to be restored.

"You're right...they didn't want to understand...but it's over now. It's in the past. You and I are here together now."

And to him that's all that matters.