Six put a hand on Hay's shoulder, offering a few words of comfort. "He wouldn't be much use to us with his focus on Varus anyway. The three of them will find him faster, and we'll all be grouped back up quicker."

Perhaps a bit hollow--Hay was correct that they were a little less safe without Ryder there, but Six didn't think he would have been much use in the unfocused state he was in. Just another instance of the infiltrator wishing his partner was there, Hark would have been excellent for this kind of guard and guide ... but then, he'd been wishing Hark was there since the first night alone in his new bunk.