"Tay will probably want to keep them around for the idea that they might be useful. I think they've proven that they're not."

And maybe, just maybe, he wanted them to pay for what they'd tried to do to Tay right in front of him. They'd already hurt him once, had tried to hurt him again, and would hurt him in the future. He didn't want them to have that option.

"I'll take the blame for telling you. It's fine. As long as we can keep him safe."