He's looking at her again, because he couldn't quite help himself.
"You were the first person that made me think maybe it wasn't over, maybe we weren't all beaten down and ready to give up. That made me want to not give up."
Not take her seriously. She was the only serious thing.
"I just . . . I thought it would take longer. Or we'd be dead before it got this far, or -- "
He swallows hard and drops his gaze again.
"I just didn't see it as an all-out war. Not like this."
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He's looking at her again, because he couldn't quite help himself.
"You were the first person that made me think maybe it wasn't over, maybe we weren't all beaten down and ready to give up. That made me want to not give up."
Not take her seriously. She was the only serious thing.
"I just . . . I thought it would take longer. Or we'd be dead before it got this far, or -- "
He swallows hard and drops his gaze again.
"I just didn't see it as an all-out war. Not like this."