As a general principle, Renji thought the wars that humans engaged in were pretty stupid. It was a lot of squabbling and wasted life over borders, and he didn't really see the point. It all came down to greed, he guessed. "Hopefully things will be peaceful, then. Life's short enough as it is."

He snorted. "Yeah, it does make you stronger. Which is a good attitude to have. Everything's a fight, and that's sure one way to get your act together." He wasn't sure about the wonders and miracles stuff. He hadn't seen anything like that in the time he'd been stuck in the Institute. The one time things had been looking up, it'd turned out to be the set up for the fall.

Just because of that train of thought, his face fell back into grim lines.