[Mondatta's death was truly a tragedy, and it deeply upset Zenyatta to know that someone had wanted to silence his message of peace so badly that they thought it necessary to kill him. He worried for what this would do to the progress the Shambali had made, and how the Shambali's remaining members would function without their leader.]

[But those were thoughts for another conversation. Instead, he gives the old soldier a nod, his tone lightening a bit.]

That is the path I have chosen to walk, and I believe that it was the correct choice to make. If I hadn't, I would not have made connections with the humans and omnics I've met so far. I would not have met Genji had I stayed behind.

[Which was why his travels often led him to such dangerous places. It was risky, for sure, but it was necessary; the Shambali's words couldn't reach those who weren't willing to hear them, and he's found that those in the most need of guidance often resided in such places.]

Of course, I know that my path is not an easy one to travel. Were harmony an easy thing to achieve, I would not need armoured assistance just to pass through a city. [He pauses, considering the old man.] Though, perhaps our meeting is more than a simple necessity brought on by circumstance.