"Oh, so let's just roll over and leave her without anyone, because abandonment is so much easier to deal with when you're completely isolated. Or let's leave her with one person who's going into the death Arenas as often as she is! Because there's no way that could go wrong."

She wasn't expecting sympathy, especially not in this place, and yet it still surprises her how little her common ground with Ellie matters to Joel. It strikes her a short-sighted, mulish. Arrogant.

"Whatever. I told her I'd try and keep you from pissing everyone off. I'm not even sure if I can keep from getting my blood pressure up."