[Marcus is looking decidedly uncomfortable at the badger's words by now, though he's doing his best to conceal it. "Crumble to dust," huh... well, it's not like he hasn't seen that much happen before...]
Is there anything we can do to stop it from crumbling?
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Is there anything we can do to stop it from crumbling?
[Then, a beat:]
Do you want to stop it from crumbling?