[ Oh, for the love of Heron, when will he quit stumbling upon youths with these idealistic ideas of what "somebody" has to do? The boy's speech could very well be coming out of any one of his students' mouths, and for a moment almost feels as though it's Jess Brightwell standing in front of him, or Khalila Seif, or Morgan Hault. Hell, even Santiago might say as much.

It skewers him through the heart, even though Wolfe presents no outwardly signs of how the boy's words have affected him. ]

I'm not saying to ignore it. I'm telling you not to stick your neck out until you understand the stakes. You're of no use to any of us if you're dead.