[ Bastien hums. The hum has something in common with a whimper. Because the answer is, ]

Maybe. Depending on the details. If they are going to come for someone no matter what— [ for Byerly, but he has his hands clenched around Byerly’s offer not to do it, and he’s not willing to let go of it yet ] —then better for it to happen when all of our attention can be on stopping them.