It's understandable that we didn't think to look at her all that closely, given that.

[Maybe looking at it now it paints that in a different light, but it's not really one he's stopping to consider right now.]

It isn't as though you were the only one who missed that. Holding her back doesn't make it solely your fault. Remember that at least, ja? What happened was unfortunate, tragic - but that's the point of this setup. We can't lose sight of that.