"Will do," Amos replies, perfectly content now. He isn't being choked out at the moment, he has a plan to make it stop happening, he's just received an offer of assistance for after the fact; it's all good. "I know not everyone's cut out for that sort of work. 's cool. I'll take care of it."

Like he did when they were first trapped together, committing murder so nobody else had to. It's the same concept again; it just so happens to require a little more planning this time, but he'll get there. There's no doubt, no hesitation; the Dryad is going to die, simple as that.

But with that episode over with, Amos reaches for Hythlodaeus' hand again. He can refuse, of course, but, well, they've both still got some purifying to do, don't they?