❛ we’re not afraid of you. ❜ beth knew better, those words had slipped from her lips before she could even attempt to stop them. But anger built within in her, clenched fists and expression turned to stone. ❛ i get it, you’re takin’ care of your people --- but we could work somethin’ out. We could find a way to live together, not like this. ❜ it was a failed attempt, there was no coming back from either side. but if the bloodshed continued, what made them any better than the dead. ❛ we could move forward, rebuild for the future, instead of living day ‘ta day. ❜