[ Sigh. Of course not. He'd hoped for a clearer idea of just what Byerly and Natasha had done, but. That wouldn't have helped much, anyway. ]
Last time I spoke to Natasha was after Sonia's capture. Byerly arranged a meeting with me around then, too, went through great lengths to make sure I couldn't kill him during it. I'd tried to press to both of them just how important it was for them to not make any reckless moves. [ Just like how he'd done with Miles. Threats included. Grimly, reaching for the bottle and pouring out more for himself -- and something for Miles, too. Miles has an idea of how compromised Byerly is around Sonia, not Natasha, but they were both very, very compromised. ] I didn't do enough.
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Last time I spoke to Natasha was after Sonia's capture. Byerly arranged a meeting with me around then, too, went through great lengths to make sure I couldn't kill him during it. I'd tried to press to both of them just how important it was for them to not make any reckless moves. [ Just like how he'd done with Miles. Threats included. Grimly, reaching for the bottle and pouring out more for himself -- and something for Miles, too. Miles has an idea of how compromised Byerly is around Sonia, not Natasha, but they were both very, very compromised. ] I didn't do enough.
They have Byerly, Miles.