Severus nodded. "Your instincts served you well." He thought it a much more logical decision than something he would expect from someone out of his mind with fear, as any boy faced with such an ultimatum would have been. "It was an unnecessary risk He took, setting you that task. It's my experience that He often lets His emotions get the better of Him. ... Thankfully." He could only hope it kept up. So far it was a fault that had yielded satisfactory results.