[ There is absolutely nothing else that would have hit as hard and as quickly as this. It's obvious, of course, he knows, and still... When it counts, he slips, falls back on birthright like it means anything to those people. As if anyone in the Zeon army could find him here, least of all a fleet. If he dies here, it means nothing to anybody because this is the one single time in his life where he's getting his wish. He's being judged on his own merits... and failing. ]

... I survived your mission same as everyone else. Our place is those who destroyed the Shimmer for you. That should count for enough.

[ He certainly sounds a lot more subdued now. ]