"I know about Steppenwolf's track record, my love. I was a general of Apocalypse's armies for centuries," she pointed out in return and comber his hair from his face gently. She looked at him for a few moments, gathering her words to talk at his level. "Training Kent to fight and then repelling Steppenwolf were the first steps to confronting him. I know that and still did it, because that's how I work. I can't be sorry for it. But these events are bringing us closer to a confrontation with him and fighting isn't your way. What are we going to do?"