[ It would be nice to just talk some more about his husky and how he's going to end up big enough to bowl any of them over, but Snake isn't one to shy away from a subject once he's this far into it. It's not something he deserves to keep to himself, given how everything turned out.

So, once he's given Jaegar enough attention and offered him a piece of meat to gnaw on, Snake straightens again and turns back to Niko, his expression weary with the weight of his particular memory. ]

He was trying to protect Big Boss. [ Snake's father. ] It was my mission to stop him, but Fox was loyal to the end. It wasn't personal between us. [ It hadn't felt like a betrayal to Snake at the time, although maybe it should have. To this day, Snake doesn't hold any of that against Fox. Their friendship had still been real, regardless of who they held allegiance to. ]

He wouldn't back down, so I had no choice but to fight him.

[ Snake can't say whether it was "worth it" or not, but he tries not to think about it that way. It would take him down too many dark roads. ]