[She listens, takes the story in. And then she wonders how many people have actually given him the same chance to speak his piece before shoving their indignation straight down his throat.]

Y'know, this place makes things all twisted up. Ya didn't take a man's life. And that shouldn't be looked at as a bad thing. No one should ever get t'a place where killin' is the easy choice, the better choice. It's not. Ah don't care how many times the Admiral will bring us back from the dead, killin' isn't the answer.

Ya had shit options and ya picked the one that was less wrong. We'll fix this. And if people give ya grief, Ah've got yer back.