I really recommend you guys read these according to which route you enjoy more. So if you like Salazar’s route more, read chapter 15. And if you like Lesaro’s more, read 16 and skip 15 at first. Of course you can read both, but I suggest reading them in order of which route you prefer. 

He says, “Something is bothering my Little Mouse. Something she’s not telling me.” You return to the tried-and-true method of staring hard at the napkin folded on your lap. A burn starts to ache at the back of your throat. It had been such a long day. You really were exhausted. “No, Capitán. I’m fine. Truly.”

You’ve never been in a position like this. Never been so close to someone in such a vulnerable and personal way. He’s breathing steadily, snoring lightly, still asleep. And you understand all at once that it must be the Capitán. You recall the events from last night, though most of it is in a haze, and you can’t believe that this has happened.

Again and again that feeling builds up in his chest and he thinks he’s a step closer to identifying it. And again and again it panics him and he pushes it back down, excuses it for something else, replaces it with resentment for you. But  even so, he cannot stop himself this time.