"It doesn't mean anything about your qualifications, Jack. You work in an exceptionally hostile environment and these things happen. Unless every other leader of Torchwood kept their teams alive for decades longer than you, you shouldn't be letting your record get you down, okay?" Sulu was sincere but firm, his grip tightening a bit on Jack's arm. "There are risks in Torchwood, and that's just how it is."

He knew Jack had to know that. It was obvious, really, that it was the logical assumption about Torchwood. But he also knew that Jack was attached to everyone on his team, that he thought of them like family. But that was all right as well. It was how you defined a good leader. "And we will fix this. We will."