"I don't," Piotr snaps back. Sacrifice? He doesn't consider listening to perfectly sensible orders as sacrifice. As if Vorrutyer is the only one in this war who's ever risked losing something personal to him. He paces the tent like a caged animal, stalking back and forth.

"You are a soldier. Sonia is a civilian, trapped and alone. We cannot rely on her to turn the tide of anything."