Julian sighed gently as he heard Anessa recount the events that had led up to her taking part in this year's Gundam fight. Between Sephira, Anessa, and a certain Neo England pilot that Julian didn't even personally know yet, Julian had to wonder if he was the only person in this Gundam fight that<em>wasn't</em>here because of some error or bad decision their fathers had made. Still, he merely kept his thoughts to himself as he drove back along the road, and he didn't speak again until a few moments had passed and he was able to come up with some hopefully positive reinforcement. "I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm sure once the King sees you in action during the finals, he'll regret ever imposing such a weight on you."