[Sighs, capping the bottle, and turns to face him.]
If I tried to survive this, I'd be walking down a path that I don't truly believe in. Out of … love for you. [Tilts her chin up, meeting his gaze firmly.] And I do love you, Spark. You are home to me.
… but I don't have it in me to be that selfless. I'd regret living while my friends died; knowing that most of them are far more scared to die than I am; knowing that while I spared you some suffering in this game, I had to give in to Nyssa to do it. Knowing that one choice to abstain could mean life for somebody else …
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[Sighs, capping the bottle, and turns to face him.]
If I tried to survive this, I'd be walking down a path that I don't truly believe in. Out of … love for you. [Tilts her chin up, meeting his gaze firmly.] And I do love you, Spark. You are home to me.
… but I don't have it in me to be that selfless. I'd regret living while my friends died; knowing that most of them are far more scared to die than I am; knowing that while I spared you some suffering in this game, I had to give in to Nyssa to do it. Knowing that one choice to abstain could mean life for somebody else …