Alex knew what he meant, there was no mistaking the meaning for someone who had grown up on stories like the Donner party and Alive. She swallowed, and her voice was soft when she touched his arm again. "When someone's desperate and starving, they're going to do what they'd have to in order to survive, Harry. Cannibalism is a terrible, terrible thing, but so is slowly starving to death when you have no hope. Is that what you mean?"

There was no judgment in her face, just concern for him, Alex couldn't help it.