He had been beyond hope, and such is the way abominations are handled where I am from. A swift and merciful death. Had I seen an opportunity for him to get better, I would have said otherwise.

I am not of a weak heart, Bariyan, and there are always those who must make the difficult decisions that others cannot.

[WOOPS SHE'S CHANNELING HER FATHER but her voice is even and her mind sound.]

His death brought him release from that form, did it not? He is better now, or so I have been told both by him and others. And even still, I lack the ability to harm the boy as you so fear. He had posed a greater threat to me than I ever had to him.

I do not wish to harm him. It brought me no pleasure to have learned of his death.