[ Some part of him wants to take it back. He wishes he could, especially when that silence falls between them like it does, but it's easier to get it out now rather than let it fester and boil over. Still, he can't bring himself to verbally acknowledge it, so there's a short nod. ]

It would have done more than that if we hadn't stopped it. What we did to do that-- [ He frowns. ] That's on all of us, not just you.