But he's not the leader for nothing. Moment by moment, he draws himself back together, all the little cracks and crazy paving vanishing under an intense façade. Except that Ren has seen them.

"And what about you?" he insists. "Whatever we go forward with needs to be something we both survive."

As for what he'll do instead... he's thought over possible plans. Ones that don't involve sacrificing either him, Ren, or all of the others, though—they're thin on the ground.