"Not running England snapped, narrowing his eyes at the implied insult. He was no coward. "Investigating. I have no intention of leaving this place until everything is back as it should be." And if there was a way of leaving Russia here or at least weakened (assuming he was), then so much the better for everyone. He'd been threatening things in Europe more and more recently.

"But if you truly wish to go into a fight with no backup plan or knowledge of the terrain and the environment that we could be facing, then be my guest." Because if something did go wrong, then England wanted to know that there was a place to retreat to. He did not want to be trapped here if things went badly.