The childish response bubbles up and B bites it back. He wants Lark back. He wants this not to have happened. But that's not exactly possible. Even the Admiral can't always hang onto his people, no matter how much he wants to.

"I don't know," he says after a pause, but he stays put at least. They'll have to get up and feed some animals eventually, but right now being held is-- nice. It's a reminder that he may keep losing people, but he's still not alone. "I'm tired of losing people," he finally says, quietly. And it's probably a horrible thing to say, because Steve has lost more people than he ever has he thinks, but it's still the truth.