It's fine, I think.

[ there's a pause as he takes another sip. ]

But that's why we chose our path, too. There were too many unknown variables when it came to reaching out. I know it's not an excuse for what we've done, but... you have to understand that from the beginning, we were placed in a position different than yours that made it so that we could only really trust each other. Our extra role in the game forced us to be more paranoid than the rest of you.