I watched Hansel's face, realized I was right, and continued to speak cautiously.

"We are all in trouble now. All we want is to stay alive. We let each other go, we pretend we've never seen you, and you pretend you've never seen us. Let's keep each of us alive. After you go, with your means and contacts, you can always start a new career. What do you say we fight again then?"

I thought I said it tactfully enough to rouse Hansel's desire for life, but I didn't expect him to just ...