[ The Crystal Exarch's gaze raises from underneath his hood. Better with a smile? Hm. Perhaps, but there is little to smile for. Especially knowing that she might very well despise him by the end of the journey he must ask her to take. His head tucks down ever so slightly as he searches for the right words to say. ]

There is very little to be happy about. We make our small moments, we remember how to smile, and we fight with everything that we are. However... I believe I can bring something back to them from our conversation. Snow is not available to us, but, substitutions can be made.

[ He is certain someone will complain of how supplies are limited. That it is not the time for such frivolities. Yet, he has learned a valuable lesson from her. ]

I will endeavor to keep a smile henceforth. It is, after all, advice from the esteemed Warrior of Light.