[he sighs a little. Still not sure it was a good idea]

Yeah, that was me. Shoulda trusted they could handle themselves all right, but we were gettin' beaten bad. If we wanted the ship intact and nobody killed, something drastic had to be done. [more shrugging] 'S no big deal. But that meant they had to come back for me, and I'm still kinda kickin' myself for puttin' the kids in that position.