Stahn shook his head, grimly. "I mentioned it and he snarled at me. He wasn't a zombie long, at least, because we..." He couldn't finish. "Still. Even seeing it was bad enough. Living through it..." When he realized what he'd said, he laughed bitterly--a lot like Leon had, really, the last time they saw him alive. "Or not, really."

When he thought back to it all, he'd honestly all but forgotten the betrayal; Leon had been forced into what he did. What came to mind now was how little they'd been able to do for Leon, in the end. They'd saved Marian, at least, and he knew his friend was glad for that much. But he still wished they'd been able to save at least one more life.