[A deep breath, a flicker of a glare at him sitting down at her table as though he belonged there. She hid it behind a long drink of her coffee. But she listens, doesn't interject or argue.]

If we were going to sacrifice a "monster" wouldn't we have killed Roland straight away? Not adapted our meal planning to make sure he was doing okay?

Everyone has things that have hurt them, look at Nari and Clarith. I know you don't want to hear it but that doesn't mean you can never have anything more.