Beard frowns. He doesn't know the details of the case, so he has no idea if that's true, or whether she's just projecting and making assumptions. It probably doesn't matter, because she believes it to be true, and it doesn't change what he has to say.

"Well then he deserves to make that choice himself," he says. His voice is softer, less confrontational, but still determined. "Just cause it's because of you doesn't make it your fault, and just because you're scared doesn't give you the right to be that selfish, not after what he just went through. If he just went through hell, and he decides you're still worth it, then you at least owe it to him to tell him why you're leaving anyway."