"Yes the fuck I would," he corrects near-instantly.

And anyway, he's not holding her back because he's a coward, though he is. Not just because he's practical and strategic, though he is. "If you want even a chance at getting him out you're not gonna do it from the inside."

There are groups that do this kind of thing. He never hears whether or not they manage it, only that they try. A series of safehouses (that get less and less safe the closer you get to the hubs) dotting an almost straight line to this coast's closest camp.