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Chad stood respectfully as the other's introduced themselves, the kid whom he had comforted was the only from his time, was named James. Then the young boy in the Hitler Youth uniform spoke, he was from 1945 and named Gunter, then he approached Chad a little nervous "Um, do you... happen to know... who won the Second World War?" The question surprised him a bit, but then he remembered the kid was from a different time. Chad took a deep breath in, having been a soldier for so long he had a very particular view of war. But before he could respond Manera spoke to them all "Don't worry my chosen few, you have just come home. You were granted any wish that you desired and now you are here to live with me. Your bodies are adjusting to the transition through time and space to get to heaven, you will feel as your normal selves within the hour. Please don't be distressed, this is the beginning of a wonderful eternity together. Relax. Make your way through the main hall to my chamber when you are ready. Welcome home." After she spoke Chad turned back to the young boy and spoke, "Son, no one wins at war. War is a terrible thing people die, soldiers do terrible things because they were ordered to. World War II is a strange topic, the history books will tell you that Allies won the war, but in order to do so they had to do many terrible things themselves. Ultimately the Axis was halted and the genocide of the Jewish people was halted. But war is always terrible, one does not win war, he merely survives it." There was a calm sadness about his words that can only come from a seasoned warrior. He did not attempt to sugar coat things for the kid and instead spoke directly to him as an equal.