"Retribution?" Bones took a deep breath, feeling the guilt coming off of Spock in waves. "You think I'd want you to go insane outta some sense of revenge?"

Fuck, it might kill a weaker Vulcan, driving them into some sort of spiral downward. Bones turned toward Jim. "You know I'm the last one to be interested in this whole 'bondmate' business, but I'm not willing to destroy him," he pointed at Spock, "to do it."