Shinn looked at his mother holding him, then at Xiao Ran. His youthful dream of being a hero and the warmth of his mother's embrace made it hard for him to choose. But when he saw his little sister staring at him with longing in her eyes—the look she gave a hero—his heart suddenly burned. He nodded sharply. "I can agree, but you have to tell me exactly what I'm going to do!"
"As long as you join ZAFT, let everything take its natural course." Xiao Ran smiled faintly. "You don't need to have any connection with Orb, with me, or with anyone else. You don't need to pass any information to Orb. Simply put, I only hope that you stay in ZAFT for two years. I won't interfere with what happens, and I won't interfere with what you do. Even if you are left with no choice but to attack Orb, I will not blame you in the slightest."
"During those two years in ZAFT, you will receive systematic training and become a qualified, outstanding pilot. You will develop your own strength. After two years, it does not matter whether you return to Orb or make another choice. My only requirement is that you remain in ZAFT for two years. That is all."
"As long as you agree, in exchange, I can agree to any two conditions of yours. Only two. Your family will also receive the best care Orb can provide: work, housing, and everything else. Your sister will receive Orb's finest education and become one of this nation's most outstanding talents. As for those two conditions, I hope you will not use them now. One day, you will understand exactly what they can bring you, because they are things an entire nation can accomplish for you with