[ The real failure is in not having gotten through to her before it came to that - and in her doubling down when they'd gotten so close to bridging that gap. But then, Sam has to remind himself Karli was only 19. A kid in many ways, including her stubborn refusal to meet someone halfway who was in her corner, even if she couldn't quite see that. ]
I don't blame her for that, for the record.
[ He's been in enough combat to know that sometimes, even if you'd rather spare a life, you gotta take the shot, and they will never know if Karli would have shot or not. No, the moment Karli pulled the gun and refused to lower it, Sharon had to make a call, and he won't blame her for the one she made. ]
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[ The real failure is in not having gotten through to her before it came to that - and in her doubling down when they'd gotten so close to bridging that gap. But then, Sam has to remind himself Karli was only 19. A kid in many ways, including her stubborn refusal to meet someone halfway who was in her corner, even if she couldn't quite see that. ]
I don't blame her for that, for the record.
[ He's been in enough combat to know that sometimes, even if you'd rather spare a life, you gotta take the shot, and they will never know if Karli would have shot or not. No, the moment Karli pulled the gun and refused to lower it, Sharon had to make a call, and he won't blame her for the one she made. ]