[ His arms tighten around her in a reassuring squeeze. He's kind of really glad she didn't call him. Because if she did, he'd've had to tell the Marshal. And that would have been a mess. ] You did what you needed to do.

[ There's a pause, before he adds: ] Babe, you did good. I would have had to report in if I'd known. [ There's a part of him that wants to go after the kid. To march straight up to Pentecost to demand why the search has been stopped does this mean that you know where he is, sir? Why are we letting a Ranger off on his own, what happened to 'leave no man behind'?

He presses his nose to her forehead. ] Don't beat yourself up over it, 'kay?