[ For a moment, he needs to pause, raising a hand to his forehead, rubbing at it a little, and closing his eyes. ]

Well, I am not surprised that this began with human folly, at any rate. This seems to be rather common, after all.

Although, speaking of humans, I do not know why Miata would think it worth it to work in tandem with people who aren't guaranteed to deliver on letting her go by the end of this.

[ And as far as he's concerned that cemented the idea for him that these people cannot be trusted to uphold a bargain. If even "killing and getting away with it" was one. ]