"What I did in there? Was do whatever I had to, to make sure I stayed alive." Cindy shrugged. "And I didn't, like you said. I tried. But didn't work out, right? No harm, no foul."

She crossed her arms over her chest, tilting her head slightly. "You understand that, right? You protect yourself, or, if you're with someone, you protect them. Kill or be killed, all that kind of thing."