[ titus is quiet for another several seconds. he's trying to think about serge, but of course he ends up thinking about himself; he too was supposed to give over his life for the empire, but in the end...
well, he's not sure what, in the end. it hasn't happened yet. but he does know he made a decision he won't be able to take back. ]

...Could you really do it?
If you think about all the people you love, and all the things you want... you will probably have to trade some of them for others no matter what decision you make. Even if you have the resolve to sacrifice yourself, it sounds as though that will not be the end of it, and... you won't be the only one hurt, right?