[He's quiet a while. Longer than usual, for Reinhardt. He reaches out, eventually, to rest a hand on her shoulder.]
I understand.
[He understands very, very well.]
These things. They should never happen. Not to anyone. [Those fingers tighten, briefly.] But we cannot stand here and think of 'what ifs' while these people are unburied.
no subject
I understand.
[He understands very, very well.]
These things. They should never happen. Not to anyone. [Those fingers tighten, briefly.] But we cannot stand here and think of 'what ifs' while these people are unburied.
There will be time for that, later.
[And if she needs him then, too, he'll be there.]