A mug of steaming coffee appeared before her, a rich caramel color of cream and sugar, she leaned in, wrapping her hands around it as she leaned in, inhaling the scent. "Do you know that in your circumstances many people would have given up by now? You see it in studies all the time. Especially when faced with constant possibilities of life and death."

It may be true, or she may be baiting him to see his reaction.