B thinks she probably would've been yanked back by the Admiral regardless, so he just presented a handy face to blame. Someone who made the actual choice for her instead of letting the Admiral take his usually course. But Steve knows Annie better than anyone except maybe Godric, so... "I hope you're right."

Right now, he has a hard time seeing how he's helped anyone. The litany from before Flotilla keeps going around and around in his head, how all his attempts to help only ever hurt. But he can also see how he's still not exactly rational right now. He doesn't say it out loud. He doesn't think he could handle Steve trying to argue the point with him right now.

Besides, he has one more piece of news, which will probably help Steve realize why he's in quite this bad of a shape. "Nurse said they. Decommissioned the Barge. She would... not be allowed to continue in the shape she was, they said." He swallows. "They killed her, Steve. Or good as."