[There is a shrug, and then the smile is back, trying to push the bad feelings away because they won't help.] At least this place is peaceful, that probably has to count for something. And the people are mostly nice or at least friendly enough.
Until we manage to get back home, there could be worse places to be stuck in. [Implied is that even though going back home means to go back to a bloody battlefield - when your people need you, you cannot hesitate to take that chance.]
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[There is a shrug, and then the smile is back, trying to push the bad feelings away because they won't help.] At least this place is peaceful, that probably has to count for something. And the people are mostly nice or at least friendly enough.
Until we manage to get back home, there could be worse places to be stuck in. [Implied is that even though going back home means to go back to a bloody battlefield - when your people need you, you cannot hesitate to take that chance.]