This is so frustrating. Rodimus is clearly regretting the things he's done but...none of it was even remotely acceptable. Being sorry isn't enough, not when they are in a war, not when there are lives at stake. It hurts a little, even which how angry he is, to make this worse for him. But Rodimus needs to learn.

"I understand that you did not intend ill," he says, maintaining a forced control of his tone. "However, such is the risk of leaked information - you cannot always see how something might be utilized until the damage is done. If you had had the rest of the Autobots on your side, we could have been prepared for what information would be given. Arcee might have known what to do."

Optimus strains to get up, more fully, venting heavily. It's obvious how weak he still is, how extensive the damage done was. He doesn't blame Rodimus for this, but it is a very physical representation of what can go wrong.

"She could have found the Conquest after I was discovered missing, had she known how she could locate you."

Those days of misery don't mean much to Optimus Prime, not after how long and hard his life has been thus far. But to Orion Pax they had been devastating.