It was either that she would commit yet another crime like that, or she would have to continue to live on the streets like she had been since she arrived in Starhaven City.
The only way to improve things was to cross some lines.
If she did not do that, then there would never be any improvement to her quality of life.
Things would continue to be difficult for her in her life, and it was possible that everything could become much worse, leaving her without a roof over her head and having to leave behind some of the things she had gained.
The current situation had become very stable for her, allowing her to focus on more important matters, so it was a small price to pay.
She had already committed enough crimes since she became Ash, so one more would not hurt.
She had to continue to keep up appearances by maintaining her current life as Sarah Smith, so she kept working so that the money she would earn would keep being added to the funds that she wanted to be made clean.
