"Thanks." he said and took the tea from her. "Yes... it was a bad mission. I was one of the relatively lucky ones; no lost limbs or ruined internal organs, no crippling burns or scars.... " he then looked into the bottom of his mug. "But what I lost, I'm fairly certain medical science, even today, can not replace." he said. "The looks I got from those around me, pitying and sorrowful.... I couldn't stand them..."