[A puzzled look, but Gerome didn't stop walking. He slowed a little so that, after he stepped past Roland, he didn't move so far as to get ahead of him.]

That is not an assurance you can make. [And a ridiculous claim to make on top of it. What did he plan to do? Follow him around for the entirety of the next mission, shielding him from any and all possible threats? How silly.]

It was entirely my fault. I failed to realise a precarious situation and I paid the price. I was caught in a rock slide.