"It would be..." But did it have to only be a few? It was the most logical step, perhaps, to place the burden on a smaller number for the sake of everyone else. "Maybe it doesn't have to be a few."

But a chilling sensation was overtaking Tear nevertheless. That line of thinking had been precisely what had guided her in that future, and before she knew it she was shaking her head, casting her gaze downward. "I'm sorry, please disregard that. I don't believe many of us are thinking altogether clearly right now."