Arcee's optics dim, as if in disappointment, but the hurt isn't entirely gone, either. She vents out slowly, shaking her head.

"But you still did," she says heavily, her shoulders sagging. "That's what this is about, Drift -- you did, and I want to know why. Since when does your friendship with Rodimus outrank the priority of the mission for you, Drift? The safety of the team? If you didn't want to lie to me, then why did you? Just to -- what, appease one of Rodimus' whims? You've got field experience. You had to know this was a shoddy plan."