[ 76 doesn't know this guy, but just from this conversation, and the paragraphs of text that he's sending him, he has to assume he's the kind of person who's never had blood on his hands before. How many decisions had Jack been forced to make as strike commander that had led to his people dying? It's not something you get used to, exactly, but you learn how to deal with it. ]
The people who should get locked up are the people who are trying to revive and unleash a dragon on the populace. We may have failed our mission, but we also didn't know the full stakes. If they want to hold us accountable, that means they have less people trying to save their asses when Ysevrai comes to burn everything to the ground.
[ He could answer the question about evacuation efforts, he's organized similar operations in his past, but he doesn't want to get dragged into a leadership role. Better not to go there. ]
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The people who should get locked up are the people who are trying to revive and unleash a dragon on the populace. We may have failed our mission, but we also didn't know the full stakes. If they want to hold us accountable, that means they have less people trying to save their asses when Ysevrai comes to burn everything to the ground.
[ He could answer the question about evacuation efforts, he's organized similar operations in his past, but he doesn't want to get dragged into a leadership role. Better not to go there. ]