[he's the one not looking at her, staring at his hands and rubbing at the ring on his finger. subtle.]

I say might, I... I know I'd sacrifice it for the life of others. Always. But it'd mean saying goodbye to a friend, and... might be putting a lot of others in danger. I'd definitely be sad about it. What she's got right now... it was important to me at the time, but it's replaceable, and it's definitely not worth a life.

[what a non-answer]