"I can't judge you for that. And no one should. What were you supposed to do, just let yourself die?" Had it been Dex in the exact same situation, he would have done the same thing and probably gone even farther in pushing the limits to get what he needed in order to save his life.

Dex looked over her shoulder at what she was holding in her hand. It was easy to tell what the picture was of. "That's you and.....your mom and dad?" He asked, making it a question even if it was pretty clear from looks alone that the adults in it were Ava's parents. He didn't really know what to say, already knowing the hurt and pain that Ava had gone through ever since she'd lost them in such a traumatic fashion. So instead he said the first thing that came to mind which might not hurt so much. "Ah, there's the three pigtails thing again."