Warren folded his hands and pressed them to his mouth, his eyes moving back and forth in consideration. He had listened silently to her words and found truth in them despite how pained it made him to admit them.
"Conditions deteriorate quickly. There's no guarantee sturdier equipment would even matter, or that the risk would pay off. I won't let more lives be buried in the snow for no reason."
He released his grip on himself and frowned in her direction. "You said it yourself not a day ago that more eyes will see more. I understand I'm asking so much of you, and I can't express how grateful I am to you for that, so..." His shoulders rose and fell in a small shrug. "I'm not sure what else either of us can do. I refuse to accept this reality but I have nothing to replace it with."
"Conditions deteriorate quickly. There's no guarantee sturdier equipment would even matter, or that the risk would pay off. I won't let more lives be buried in the snow for no reason."
He released his grip on himself and frowned in her direction. "You said it yourself not a day ago that more eyes will see more. I understand I'm asking so much of you, and I can't express how grateful I am to you for that, so..." His shoulders rose and fell in a small shrug. "I'm not sure what else either of us can do. I refuse to accept this reality but I have nothing to replace it with."
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