Jasper’s voice drifts over their distant chatter. “If we don’t give in to their demands, we could very well starve, and they would let us. Does that make them good? To put a price on another human’s safety? Particularly when it’s a price these women aren’t comfortable paying? Is it good to leverage their strength over people who need their help, too?” “Aw, now, who doesn’t?” Rubbing his eyes tiredly, Beau sits up. “It’s end of days. Safety is a commodity—clearly, or the Reapers wouldn’t be begging for our help. Safety, food, resources. Everything is tradable. Or steal-able, like we proved
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This is the passage in which all of them have the self-awareness to see the similarities in what they offered Eden at the beginning, and to realize it was wrong. Aw, look at that communal character growth!
