Choices

“I don’t believe that I insulted you directly. If I have, please tell me. I didn’t even make a huge generalization; I did say some. Some is defined as an unspecified amount- so you very well could be excluded from that amount. I see that you are not part of the ‘some’ that I am referring about.” Pushing her hood down, she turned to try to make eye contact with him.

“Why is it that it has to be you that is keeping me alive? Haven’t I contributed to your journey in a way? Some might say that I am helping you stay alive- at least ‘well fed’; or whatever you define that as.” Scoffing at him and adjusting herself on the horse to turn more towards him.

“You can’t straddle the line forever, Artem. Are you sincerely telling me that you wouldn’t choose a fellow humans life over mine?” Probing for answers, yet her voice maintained a cool demeanor.