Steve sighed and fell silent, face blank despite the pain the knife caused, "If you hadn't noticed, an awful lot of my list is dead men as well. You don't need to talk to me Peter, but I wish you would. I'm not upset with you, and I'm not planning to hold a grudge in any way. I asked you to do this. And I know you're paying a cost as well. I'm sorry for that . . ."