Juan stood here with his arms crossed. He was gonna stand his ground. Santiago did the right thing, and Juan was going to stand up for him for it.
"With all due respect, The artifact was destroyed for good reason. If Santiago had not destroyed it, there would have been far more casualties. The artifact was alive. Tractoring it would set everybody at danger in the vacinity. It's influence was not only through light, but through sound, detectable by radio lengths."
Juan hoped this would satisfy, and that he would not get stripped of his rank because of it.
"As well as the mysterious nature towards Maleku and Vanuatu, if that is where we were, the consequences of bringing something out of that area could be disastrous."
