I will hope, above all else, that it will not be necessary.

[ There is a quiet understanding in his voice, though his response is brief and short, it's genuine and carries all of his desire for not being given the reason to use drastic measures.

A vain hope, but he will hold on to it even so. ]

And if it is, then you will not be sacrificing a friendship for the sake of it.

[ Though he still finds it admirable that Nico would be willing to do so, anyway. A child, yet already wise and kind beyond his years. ]