"There's always another way," Steph repeats miserably. "It's supposed to be our lives - the Bats - before anyone else's, even filthy scum cannibals. Babs is just ... really disappointed that I didn't try to stop you or, I don't know, throw myself in front of them or something. It's what we're supposed to do."

She makes an unhappy, angry noise and flops over to her back, doing her own scowling at the rock.

"But that's - it just doesn't make sense any more. And what else were we supposed to do? We had to! Even if I had the choice again I still wouldn't stop you!"