He prefers the blunt question to the earlier attempted niceties, but damn. He can't see Irahl's expression but he can almost imagine the look he must be getting pinned down with right now.

"I..."

Does he regret it...? He regrets that it happened. Anyone would. But when he thinks about that family and how scared they were, he knows he'd do it again. He keeps doing it over and over, no matter how bad of an idea it is.

"...No, I guess not."