The further explanation gives a moment of pause, but only softens the edge in his voice, not his eyes. No, he hadn’t understood and, on some level, he feels he still doesn’t.

He keeps his hold on Hawke as a wing curls forward and around him. Chris’ free hand raises to Wolfe’s cheek to ensure his attention.

“Alright. So you made a poor call and all of you now pay the price, no different an outcome as if they’d tripped or the intel had been bad. You’re people, it happens. You still agreed, they still followed, and now you’re so desperate to ease your own guilt, it’s no longer about them, but what you need to do for them.”