[ He makes it sound so reasonable, and perhaps it is. Perhaps she has simply resigned herself early for her own comfort, in case they can't save this world. Would that really make her feel better, though? Knowing that there was nothing they could do?

Why does it so often seem like things inevitably just go bad? ]

We're not supposed to be here in the first place. What if Astoria is just meddling in matters that are none of her business? Worse, she's not even doing the meddling herself!

[ If she's shouting, it's not at him, at least. Anytime she thinks about Astoria, however, she's liable to boil over, a little bit. ]