Clarus dropped his hand from Reno's shoulder, but not his genuinely concerned expression. This was where being an experienced father and empathetic commanding officer came in handy.

"Reno, we've all seen some shit. We've all made mistakes," he assured his friend. "You were a younger man then. You've learned, I presume, from the experiences and bettered yourself with the knowledge."

It was all information Clarus filed away, for what purpose he didn't know, but filed away nonetheless. For the moment he had no intentions of turning anything against Reno, but they both knew each other as dangerous men. Reno would understand that he was keeping cards up his sleeve just in case.