[ And he is blinking at the screen for a moment before just bursting out in laughter. For real, bro? ]

Sympathy? From a human? And most of all, you? You have your sense of humor today, dh'oine.

[ But as for actual commentary: ]

Nor is it their fault we're here. Their Emperor makes their choices, not them. And not all agreed with it from the start, it seems. [ Judging by the fact there were a few pretty begrudging of the foreigners presence there even before it all went to shit with rationing. ]