....

[dammit, she saw through him and got right down to it! He was busy making allies in this place--those weren't the same as friends.

he may as well be a chess player, for all of his planning.

He pulls himself into a standing position, painfully determined to get his body moving again. He was getting that feeling again, that restlessness, that lingering weight in his chest of his frustration and determination. He'd find an answer--a good one.

For everyone.]

...People do stupid thing all the time, Adele. Look at the history books if you want proof. People live and die as easily as they breathe...

but no one is that expendable.