[Mm. Honestly, it's not Paul's first time dealing with unpleasant people - he hadn't liked everything Bev had to say either, much less the things she saw fit to do to people - but this is a different sort of assertion to what Bev had usually had to offer. In most ways, anyway; her thoughts were more given to righteousness than pragmatism.

Basically, this could be worse. He's not partial to it, but it could be worse.]

...I verified with the Regent early on that my actions won't be to the detriment of my fellow Kenoma. That includes tolerating courses of action that will damage the whole.