[It's sick, he finds himself thinking, horrified by the resignation the younger man's words seem to imply. The familiar routine of his smoking calms him a little bit on the outside, but he's still beyond furious. How the Hell could someone do a thing like that?]

It can get them what they want with a side of blight, hopefully. Still better than they'd deserve.

[Personally, he doesn't think he'd feel a thing about running the bastard through.]

We're aware of our shinki's strong emotions, as well, the negative ones in particular. If anyone's doing something that distresses him that much, I imagine I'll know.