She rolled her eyes just a little. "Lex is a genius and excellent opponent, but his need for conspicuous show is so pedestrian. Circe is mercurial and long lived. Her delight in bringing Savage down was a boon to us but she is not the trustworthy type." She looked at Slade with a still, observing gaze as he confessed, and tilted her head in question. "...We knew it was an over-whelming chance that the cost of killing him would be high. It was my duty as Ra's daughter to shoulder it. To do less would put a target on Damien's head as revenge," she reasoned quietly. "It was an all or nothing risk. "