"Maybe." His tone, however, says that he knows she's right, and that he knows he made the right call. It just didn't feel right, and when you've got the world on your back it can start to feel exhausting.

Too bloody right. His jaw clenches, but it's not with anger at what she's saying, it's with a fire that's blistering at both of them. "They'll get what's coming to 'em."

A promise might be too much, but he sounds pretty damn certain. "We'll see to it."