[He heads slightly deeper into the woods, nodding her along wordlessly, keeping an eye out for another good patch. But the mushroom hunt is really just something physical to do while his attention is largely on the conversation, which is an important one now, not just small talk.]

This isn't about the tactical strategy involved in taking us down.

[Still "us." Selectively "us." Kadoc wouldn't include himself in any positive sense of feeling like a team at this point, but he absolutely will if it means reminding her he's still associated with the enemy, still at fault for the part he'd played in their plans.]

And it's not about honor, or bravery. It's about the big picture. What I'm telling you is that if you somehow, miraculously, take down Wodime, and then Beryl takes you down? You're dooming the world on a totally different level than if it happens the other way around.