"No! I care because she is our true enemy, a foe that threatens the existence of an empire older than even her! Have you ever<em>asked</em>them why they seek to destroy us? To destroy her? Does<em>HE</em>even know?" Barid asks, obviously referring to V'elen. "I doubt it! A headstrong child, at best, sent off to fight and die for his people and never knowing why." He hangs his head in his hands, sighing heavily. "This<em>does</em>mean something. It means a peaceful victory. Everyone gets what they want, in the end. Otherwise, we start this entire, pointless cycle over again, or, as you said, worse happens."