Hm. Maybe.

[ That's not the tone of someone who agrees, though. He considers for a second on how best to put it, then plows forward: ]

I have nothing against the girl. It's clear that none of this is her fault, and it's not my wish that any of us should treat her cruelly. But at the same time, we cannot forget that the position she has been forced into is one adversarial to our own. This mysterious final person could simply be an innocent friend that she's protecting, or they could be the key to putting all of this to an end.