[ He's fiddling with the telescope when Sabo comes to find him, looking at its specifications to see what he can look forward to later that night. ]

Ah, 'tis good to see you friend.

[ He smiles, a slightly somber note to it. ]

I will be. There is nothing else we can do but press forward, after all. I believe it would be a waste to let go of the opportunity Siffrin afforded us.

[ Because that's what he's choosing to see all of this misery as—an opportunity that they can use to give themselves an advantage. ]