"--You're gonna gather up your woman, an' Boo, and go be with Lady Demeter," Kate finishes for him, her voice simultaneously gentle and firm. "It's the only thing y'can do, right now. And I--"

She hesitates. Her eyes dart in Doc's direction, and with a quiet but obvious struggle, she corrects herself.

"--We will take care'a the rest, here. Ain't no sense in pokin' the hornet's nest when it's already hot."