[ Matt tries to be gentle with his fellow guests. They're a wounded bunch, he's realizing. Lost, ill-treated, out of place in their own homes. So though his eyes widen slightly, eyebrows climbing at kill--
After a moment, he just nods. ]
Yeah.
[ Maybe slaying the Balfours would lift the mist that keeps them here and let them leave. Still, the affirmation isn't a declaration of strategy. It's an acknowledgment: there are things Erik would rather kill than go through again. Matt can relate; there are things he'd rather die than inflict on someone else. ]
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After a moment, he just nods. ]
Yeah.
[ Maybe slaying the Balfours would lift the mist that keeps them here and let them leave. Still, the affirmation isn't a declaration of strategy. It's an acknowledgment: there are things Erik would rather kill than go through again. Matt can relate; there are things he'd rather die than inflict on someone else. ]