"That's a really nice way to say that if the irony of your situation is still escaping you, you've got to be delusional," Sam said, his tone surprisingly thoughtful for someone doing a hairpin turn at high speed and launching another barrage of constructs at Prime, the space around Prime, and pretty much anywhere it looked like Prime might move to next.

Sarcasm was easier than thinking too hard about what Rich was saying. Not the general idea of it - because that was right, and Sam felt a little stupid for needing the reminder.

But he hadn't known that, about Rich's brother. About Rich arresting whoever was responsible and playing it completely by the book.

Sam's family hadn't been hurt, when Kaldera came after them. He'd been pissed off enough that they were threatened in the first place, but if something had actually happened...would he be able to do that? Rein it in, do the right thing and not the thing he wanted?

He didn't know, and this really wasn't the time or the place to start questioning himself.