[ do not use the guns against her in this.. ]

I know..

[ she admits, her eyelids dropped low, her gaze unfocused, thoughtful. ]

But there are lives are at stake. My family is at stake. Should it kill me to find a cure, then so be it.

[ it is hypocritical, she's well aware, but she can think of no other way to survive. being without them.. impossible. unthinkable. her gaze flickers toward his face again, a faint, almost plaintive crease in her brow. ]

Should your lives be saved, it is worth a few sleepless nights, is it not? I could never live with myself, if I did not give everything, should..

[ should the worst come to pass. she cannot say it aloud. ]