[ He'd had no expectations when asking beyond hoping that there would be an answer as tacitly promised. If there hadn't been, that wouldn't have been surprising either. There are any number of ways this conversation can go though the options begin to narrow when 'replaced' is the wrong word. Something which doesn't align completely with what he'd attempted, and the same for the loss of life.

His gaze tracks the motion Emet-Selch makes as part of the explanation and after a pause, Sunday says: ] I see.

[ Because he does, sort of, in an abstract sense. Enough to know there's more to the explanation which would mean more to someone from the same world to know all of the intricacies which brought about such a choice; does he not know the same is true for himself? There is no judgment either present on his face or internally. Instead his expression stays contemplative while Sunday considers with the appropriate level of gravity. ]

An option not to be taken lightly with the consequences named, but what sounds like one that someone would reach for if they felt there was nothing else to be done. [ A beat, and then because he might've been projecting a little in those assumptions - ] I can relate to that much.