[ Regis is quiet for a little while, then, softly, ] I am sorry. 'tis the most difficult in this place to see people go who have no future. But though you may have not protected them, you would not have chosen to put them in that danger - or you would not feel the keenness of the situation so.

You may need to try and have faith in the strength of your friends. That they will persevere, and they will reach the next day, and the day after that.