[Yes, well, she doesn't like talk about killing innocent political agitators. It hits a sore spot. So, they're even!

Rather than let him see that, though, she just smiles wider.]

If you want to protect the monsters that have built their empires on top of other people's suffering, you're welcome to do so. But you know that's not going to make them hate you any less than the rest of us, don't you?