[ While Tyr had purposely left all of that vague for their first meeting, Tyr only hesitated for a few moments before confessing: ]

I was the Commander of the Liberation Army... And...that wasn't what I meant... I meant that I wonder if...anything could have been done to end the war without any more fighting...

[ He's almost certain the answer is "no" or Mathiu would have suggested it. Or any of his generals. There probably wasn't anywhere to go but to completely dismantle Scarlet Moon.

It's still a thought that comes to him, though. ]