[ He repeats what Alexei says, both to let him know that it's what Tenn intends to do, and also as a way to convince himself that he needs to do this. Nobody's going to get left behind. ]
I can't say I've forgiven them yet...but I'm trying. [ He closes his eyes. ] I want to believe that they wouldn't have done the things they did under ordinary circumstances, because I know that's true for myself, too. We're in a bad situation that forces us to make difficult choices.
It was a lot easier for me to forgo forgiveness, back at home; but I'm finding that it's more important than I thought.
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[ He repeats what Alexei says, both to let him know that it's what Tenn intends to do, and also as a way to convince himself that he needs to do this. Nobody's going to get left behind. ]
I can't say I've forgiven them yet...but I'm trying. [ He closes his eyes. ] I want to believe that they wouldn't have done the things they did under ordinary circumstances, because I know that's true for myself, too. We're in a bad situation that forces us to make difficult choices.
It was a lot easier for me to forgo forgiveness, back at home; but I'm finding that it's more important than I thought.