"No. Pardon, no. You're not." She's not entirely sure why she's saying it--itself a strange feeling, to say something and wonder why--but it feels like it needs to come out. It's steady where he's not, waiting quietly like a stone at the bottom of a pond. "Not anymore."

Team leader is like headmaster; it stops meaning anything when the structure around it is gone. Two people might be partners, but Ruth doesn't think they're a team that needs a leader. Not at this point--not for the sake of a broken mirror.