She tried to be doctorly. “The harder the choice, the less likely any of the options are good ones.” “Here, so many bad thing. You can protect from some but never all.” “Here and everywhere.” This was true. But here it was truer. “And always. You’ve done well by your family. Her burns will heal, and someday she will see real snow. You’ve saved that for her. And you’ve saved her for that. You’ve done very well.”
