"Not much better than I was before. My legs hurt a bit less, however. Aside from that, though, I figured out that my family died during the attack on Ramonds. My wife, son, and daughter are all dead."
The grin fades away. I start muttering about how "why am I doing this" or "why did this happen to me" or "why did this happen at all".
I get over myself, but I don't start smiling again.
"I've got to keep fighting for their sake. This fight is personal now. I will not stop untill the last Nerverak plane is gone and their military crushed."
I start to chuckle a little.
"Did anyone else notice that Nerverak's name sounds an awful lot like 'nerve-wracking'? Kinda funny considering our situation."
My eyes start to tear up a little again.