She moved her mug out of the way, and placed her other hand over his. "You couldn't have. Even if you did... These things happen so fast, sometimes, that... There wouldn't have been anything you could have done. And as cruel as it sounds... It's better for Marian that you lost him now instead of later on down the line." Her fingers tightened over his. So he wouldn't move them. "Not because it would have hurt less, but because it could have done damage to her, not to mention the other risks involved." She didn't want to think about it.
But... Her mind went to April Green, almost instantly. What had been an attempt to save one small life, had ended up in them losing them both. "Even all the modern conveniences can't..." She had to close her eyes, and take a breath before she could continue on. And even then she didn't. For a split second she was back in that green room.