( it wasn't good enough back then and it certainly isn't now? )

Being alone isn't gonna make any of this better! It certainly won't make surviving this nightmare any easier! ( she can stand her ground, too, palms clenching into fists. ) It'll only make you miserable in the end, and... it's not like not being around you will mean we're any safer!

( they're all constantly at risk, so why is he so stubborn about this? )