[ Steve's expression goes serious. Pretty serious. And he looks Merlin right in the eye. ]

War isn't always about being decent, either.

[ He tried. He always did. He was never a coward. And they never did horrible things, not like some did. But that didn't mean he was innocent. He wasn't. And that was the kind of thing that kept him up at night.

But. They could deal with that together. That's what Sam was always telling him to do. Steve can't help but smile at a compliment like that. Formal, but that was Merlin for you. ]

Thanks. [ ... And he doesn't really know how to approach this next part. ] This is, uh. Kind of new for me. So maybe the schedules will be a benefit.