Everyone has bitter experiences. It's what makes the sweet ones so sweet.

Verity settles back into the pace they'd been running at before, keeping an eye on Samus and an ear on the conversation. The victory, however hard-won, will likely be fleeting and she doesn't want to make the mistake of assuming she can relax. Something Jim said does distract her briefly while she tries to work out the logic behind it. When she can't, she asks softly, "Would it be easier to cause casualties if you were older?"