Rose huffed and nodded. "I'll take my lumps when they come, but I couldn't stand by and watch it all drop in the pot. Those lieutenants are good kids, but they're green as grass. If they'd frozen or just plain lost it, we all would've been dead on the spot. Even if the senior one stepped up, I don't think she'd have held it together long enough. It takes a lot of grit and concentration to run line infantry."