Vahn didn’t look happy with the answer. Tom wasn’t happy either. It wasn’t easy going on with your job when your buddies had found a hot zone, but they were on a search-and-destroy sweep and if they abandoned their job to make like the cavalry and help Santiago’s team, they might be opening themselves and everybody else up to a strike by the hostiles. The brass knew what was going on; they would know if Santiago needed help. You had to trust them; it was part of being on the team.