He nodded, looking down at his shoes. "He didn't deserve to be here; it wasn't healthy for him, but he doesn't deserve what's going on at home, either," he said. "I'd wanted to get us out of here, but I thought we'd leave together."

Together, where Adam could use his knowledge of what was happening and all the time he'd had to think on things to figure something out and help. He didn't like sitting on the sidelines, feeling helpless when he could be doing something, but there was nothing he could do from here.