I considered it, but he's so devoted to that fiancée. It's actually really adorable; she still has his picture and everything.

[ Root is thorough, okay? It was a viable option. And she does like Grace, really hadn't wanted to hurt her, and is fervently glad now she never did. Harold and Grace both didn't deserve that under any circumstances. She sees that now. She doesn't agree with all the lines the Machine draws, but this one, she gets. At least in retrospect. ]

Complicated was a kind way to put it, [ she says wryly. ] I kidnapped him. But that's not why I was bringing it up.