Elizabeth asked with red-rimmed eyes, "Is war dangerous? Could you… never come back?"
"Not at all," Antonio quickly consoled his daughter, "War isn't as dangerous as you think. There's even a song that goes, 'If every bullet hit a man, who would the king have to serve as his soldiers?'..."
But Ella glared at Antonio and seriously said to Elizabeth, "War does kill people, and many families' sons won't return. Your father and brother might not come back either. We pray for their safety, but if they can't return, you have to be strong enough to face it."
Upon hearing her mother's words, and imagining the terrible scenarios, Elizabeth couldn't help but burst into tears.
"She's still a child, isn't this a bit too cruel?"
"She's already sixteen, she must learn to accept all of this. Only in this way, if she truly loses you both, she won't collapse into insanity like my sister did!"