Don't sound so somber, Luke. It's unbecoming of you.

[He waves a hand reassuringly while keeping the other in his pocket, eyes closed with a smug smile as he strides towards the village.]

Soon, you'll get a sense of how much more is possible in this world. Even if something is wrong, a treatment may be possible. [They even saved Ion from a miasma infection, after all.]

If you insist on sounding like you've given up already... than my, I wonder if you'd appreciate what the others would say about that.