I'd take the second one. After all, the daughter's screwed either way, so by living, he could at least try to protect her...

And since I know you'd love to get that keyboard cracking again, here's the latest prompt:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-250-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-core-values

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