Byerly nods. Good. He'd been half afraid that Sonia would succumb to...well. To her usual instinct to be absurdly dramatic in all things. An instinct they have in common, he supposes...In any case. The fact that she's not declaring that, yes, Tarn will murder her and no one can stop her - that's good. That's a step in the right direction.

He needs to ignore the implication of what doing it her way. He needs to...not be angry. Anger leads to recklessness.

"So if she won't kill you here," By says, "what are you expecting out of her?"