Aspen said flatly, "It doesn't mean anything. I just want to wait for death. I don't need any treatment. You people in the military are so powerful, deciding who lives or dies whenever you feel like it, dragging people off as you please."

She lowered her eyes. "Poor Natasha and I… we just got to Chetvine, and we have no one to rely on. The only one we have is Andrew, and right now, he doesn't even know if we're dead or alive. If we really die here, I don't know how he's supposed to go on, and