I was right in front of her.

[ dolph doesn't want to consider she might have survived. she couldn't have. but if she did, it would break him. he couldn't save bullfrog. he killed alex. this was the only thing he could do, the only agency left to him.

he can't afford to consider the if of it. ]

Livio and I . . . we were the same that way. Neither of us were sure of our outcome, just that — there was an end, waiting back for us.

But he went anyway.