dialogue.

  "Why do you fight?"
  "Why do you?"
  "A fair answer.I fight to protect what I love. I believe that so do you."
  "Yes."
  silence.
  "We fought each other ,yet our goal is similar. So I ask, why do we fight?"
  "We fought because you were a threat to us, and in return we threatened you. Simple, really.Stupidly so."
  sigh.
  silence.
  "Tell me, was it worth it?"
  "How do you mean?"
  "Fighting to protect what is dear to you? Don't get me wrong, I mean if there was a different way,less violent, would you still do it? the same things you did?"
  "Hmm...In a better world? No I would not. Problem is we don't live in a better world."
  wet cough.
  silence.
  "Tell me, did you fight for your god?"
  "...In a sense. Yes,I suppose I did in a way. Did you?"
  "Indeed. Did your god not preach for peace,kindness and love of the other?"
  "Didn't yours preach the same?"
  Sad smile.
  "And once again, we are the same. It is a shame we did not meet under better circumstances."
  "Yes, we could have...gotten...along quite...well..."
  silence.
  Hopeful smile.
  "Try not to go too far ahead. I will join you...soon...enough."
  Silence.