... There was a war where you lived, too? It always sounds like it lasts for a really, really long time, too. But, I know that there's a lot of people out there that don't agree or want to hurt others. It's... what makes others get hurt.

( Asriel very much actually has a more jaded view of the world than he did when he was actually still just a child. )

I... I had power a long time ago to set Monsterkind free. My best friend... they died to give me that power. But... I didn't want to hurt anyone.