[ He falls momentarily silent. Hadn't he already crossed that line at some point back home? ]

It won't last forever. Bein' trapped here. Every step we take and every second that passes is us bein' that much closer to the end, whatever that might be. The only real thing that pisses me off about this place is that I spent my whole life training to be a hero, to use my own skills in the heat of battle, but these little monsters are impervious to just about anything humans can do. I have to rely on someone else and I hate it.