[Surprisingly, Damian actually scoffs loud enough for Noctis to hear him. It's not nice, and Damian doesn't try to make it nice. It's mocking, sarcastic, bitter.] Nine "people" can rule an entire Quad, dictating the lives and futures of others, but one person can't help the whole world?

Don't be stupid.

[He still hasn't yet looked away from Noctis. It's no surprise Damian's father is a businessman with a look like that.] You're not going to be doing it completely alone.

In chess, checkmates don't happen with a single piece. It's a culmination of pieces and then, in the end, a single move.

My father is doing what he can with what he has.