Kinda thought so. [He frowns to himself.] Ruby was one of the first people I met on my very first day here. I guess I always thought we'd stick together...even when we were in the jungle and split up, we were sent to the mountains together.

The only thing I can think of is that they wouldn't just let CERES pull them out and leave them to be--["Sacrificed." Let's not talk about the creepy altar.] Stuck and out of commission. Does that sound like them to you?