George Washington's view on bigotry was that people who do not value variety and religious freedom are bigots and this is what is found in Patel's point of view which is that people need to work together regardless of their religion.
One of the themes
is change is not always a good thing because the from the beginning of the story, the girls are being told to change into civilized human beings and forget all of their tradition and natural wolf instincts. They are being told to change who they are.
The answer is Henry was making excuses for not rejoining the fight
Time
I'm sorry! Am I too late?