[So much for his attempt at casual conversation to get her onto a lighter topic. She's not the only one who'd taken note of that fact, and Gai has had enough experience with these missions to know that it's not uncommon for things to end up going awry in some way.

So he squeezes her right back, trying to reassure her despite his own misgivings about the situation.]

Things have a way of going wrong where missions are concerned. I'm not going to lie to you about that. I've been on enough of them to know that much. But my experience has also been that it's rare for anyone to get seriously injured while on a mission.