If Philippus wasn't aware Emma hadbeen thrown off-balance, unexpectedly learned the Council was most onto her, gotten a major setback, and learned the Council had Slayer-but-not agents at least some of them considered expendable (and Philippus had to consider she was an unexpected addition to the Council's forces; what was it mortals said? "Easy come, easy go?") that might be discouraging.

As it is? Emma's judgement call remains Emma's. What happened, happened.