"Yeah, thought about that," Mako snorts in agreement, the difference between them being that he'd intended for a hard knock to the jaw at worst. "Bloke was already missing two limbs, though."

After that, he just starts shaking his head at his own leniency, because it was pretty damn considerable in retrospect, even though he's glad he didn't have to hurt Jamie in the end.

"I heard him out," he admits. "Figured I had to find my bearings even if I gotta dig 'em out of bullcrap, you know?"