He has his doubts; ones that are accompanied by uneasy laughs and embarrassed blush. In due time, Natalia might hear about them and find out that they're all aimed inward.

"Second priority... The machinery used for making armors itself. When everyone was voting, those who made comments were prioritizing the halt in production even more than sending a message to the Empire. We should try to make it so they can't use anything when they pull it out of the rubble."