[he's a little ambivalent on which time was harder... it was a lot more frustrating, being away from home for that long, but..]

I feel like they coulda warned us more. That we'd be gone for a long time, or that it'd be dangerous, for the newbies. You can guess, but just saying it would be better than nothing.

[he pauses, and glances at her hand, where he knows the scar is]