[she's slow to answer, but it's more because she wants him to realize she's not rushing into an answer without thinking than from any kind of uncertainty]
That's true.
...But that would always have been true. Wherever we were. You're a soldier. I could have been hit by a car. Or struck by lightening.
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That's true.
...But that would always have been true. Wherever we were. You're a soldier. I could have been hit by a car. Or struck by lightening.
All we can do is try to control the risks we can.