[ Carver snorts at that, unsurprised. It's not that different from how Leah and Pope found him after his discharge, save for the repetition: Carver had to be bailed out of jail multiple times, each a little worse than the last. ]

I would've done anything Leah asked when she told me about the job the commander lined up, [ he admits quietly. ] So long as they let me come. I would've done it for free.

[ So he gets it, what it means to be offered a lifeline. ]