(Beverly squeezes Lucretia's hand gratefully. Her hand feels like an anchor, a reminder that as awful as everything was, it's over now and she can start thinking about the future again.)

We did and it led to war.

(She shakes her head in disbelief.)

I never thought we'd see anything like that. The war only lasted two years but it was horrible. Millions dead, millions more left with destroyed homes and ways of life... it changed all of us.