Duke seems to be having trouble deciding again. He knows this is a dream but at the same time, running feels like he's betraying those in the clearing. Knowing that it wasn't real against the feelings that insisted that what he was doing was wrong, that he was leaving them to die, that he should be able to protect them.

So he slows a little. "Perhaps... should ... try to take any that are alive with?" He's not feeling good about running anymore, Felix.