[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Wolverfrog I think he'd go as far as to kill one of them for her, if it came down to that.[/quote] It was said that ever since she had entered Installation 04's Control Center she has become more twitchy. And in Halo: First Strike John did think that if she ever became a liability he'd pull the plug on her. So, as much as it would pain him to do it, I think John would pick his family over Cortana.