What Washington had shared. Did he even want to know? Every step of the way he'd meddled, and he...

He'd had every right to. He'd known what Locus was from the beginning, and sought only to protect his friend. Undoubtedly he'd be able to say that he'd told him so, as this venture only proved how little he could be trusted.

"...yes. That was him," he manages, finally, letting out a breath and slipping into an unoccupied room, shutting the door behind them.