"I go with you to the butcher in the morning," he replied simply.

Keeping these thoughts to himself, he'd simply replied that what they needed now was a plan.

"Being a warrior is about getting killed," he replied simply.

"Oh, I see," she replied simply, as though the matter held little importance.

In either case, you can simply reply with a yes or no.

"I could ask you the same question," he replied simply.

"I am sure that it will be so," she replied simply.

"A situation like this is a challenge," he replied simply.

"The daughter of my father could not be less," she replied simply.

The messenger asked him what was going to happen, he simply replied 'War'.