Jack's brows drew together briefly. "Betrayal? That's a strong word. Way I hear it, he ran. An instinctive reaction, that's all."
He grinned, and shrugged. "Not saying he shouldn't have come back, though. I still can't understand why he didn't, in most cases. The older versions of me seem to have figured it out, though. Or at least, they think it was worth it."