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[The guilt is obvious, but Philip doesn't think the boy is trying to cover it up any. He doesn't have much to give Thomas though by way of consolation because guilt is an obsolete emotion for Philip. It's not that he doesn't feel it or understand it, but he's given it up. There's no point in dwelling on it. Dwelling is what gets you killed. It makes even less sense to dwell on it now that he's dead, but this boy obviously survived at the expense of another. He makes small hum of acknowledgement.]

So you're here for all of them. That's noble of you.

[And hopelessly foolish if you ask Philip, but he's not here to criticize.]