[That has his brow rising upward in an empathetic expression, but no further comment on that particular topic comes from him. There's not a lot to say.]

...I don't think there's a way for anyone to "win" something like this. It's clear by now that the most casualty-free path isn't going to be an option for us if the VIPs continue to kill, so...

[Since they're on a path that will end in many, many more deaths... There's really no way to win something like that at all, from any angle.]

But I would still like to pursue the path of fewest deaths, and I don't think that's out of our reach yet.