Oh! I don't think you were wrong to do what you had to, or anything like that. [When she answers, she sounds remarkably casual.] But still, I sympathize with the position Jack was in. I doubt my father could have protected me, if I had made myself a threat.

[Whether or not she would need him to... That's another story, and one that isn't relevant to this conversation.]

My father wanted something from me, too. It was silly and pointless, though, so I chose my own goal instead.