More than anything

"Hate that this government pulls shit like this," he admits. Sweeney is a god of violence and war and blood and luck. But he's a god, eternal, immortal, and Regan and Saoirse are just kids. They shouldn't have to deal with it, they should be allowed to be just kids.
 
He doesn't say shit like that to anyone, really, outside of Spike and Greta. He's lost a lot of people over his years here in Darrow and he knows he'll keep losing them, until he's the one being lost. But Greta knows him better than most, better than almost anyone. She won't be surprised he cares that much about the kids.