[... Is he talking about him? Or - no. It must be the person who left. He shakes his head.]

I don't think anyone leaves here on purpose. As much as you might not want to admit it, this place has things that are out of our control. So we have to deal with things here while we can in the best way that we can.

[He knows saying this might get Blake mad... but he's not exactly scared of him, even when he's like this.]