[ He tries not to answer. He really does. He tries to keep his mouth closed, despite how much he'd like to tell Chilton what he's going to do to him once he manages to get down. ]

I let them die. [ It comes out a gasp. ] I couldn't stop him from murdering them. I couldn't stop any of them from murdering each other. I was supposed to be their leader, but I let my friends die.