"The ones whose lives hang in the balance," Tseng noted, "aren't here to ask me what they ought to do."

Killing Verdot was not an option. It had never been an option. Not for the sake of saving themselves, and the Turks had known that when they'd refused.

If they'd gone ahead and done so, then they might have been able to ask for SOLDIER backup, fighting AVALANCHE's godsdamned summon.