[I]They're trying to protect me...[/i] Henry thought. [i]They're trying to protect me![/i] 

Yes, he knew it was part of military training; never leave a person behind. But to see them doing it so enthuiastically, without any sense of regret, well, it enlivened him. 

[I]I'm sorry, guys, I'm sorry for getting myself in trouble. But after this, I am going to pay you back. I will fight for you, I will fight for the OSDT. Because I do not forget my debts.[/I]

"Not that I'm going to stop trying to get an observation post set up here, though..." he whispered to himself in the cockpit.