Harry had long ago come to terms with the fact that he will not be going back to Earth or Britain. He wants for his friends to have the chance to see their homes and loved ones again, but it's not his fate.

"It might not be enough, but what else can we do but try? I know you, 'Mione, I keep saying so. I know that if there's a chance we can win, you'll fight and won't stop." He wants to move to comfort her, but he doesn't think she'll accept it and so he keeps his distance. "I ...I saw Ridere and Reul fight. I saw the whole scale of this war and it did things. Gave me a new perspective."

"The Monarchs, they give us toys and titles, little patches of land for Us to protect from Them, and it works. It keeps us fighting each other, going in circles and leaving our shards and worlds for them to gobble up. The only way to win this war is to change the rules it's being fought on."

"I know what to do, but I don't know how to do it and that's where I need you."