They save assassinating innocents for your second week,
[He says softly, wryly enough that it ought to be clear it's joke. Inappropriate, to be sure, but not without its point.]
In general, I have no call to harm people who aren't doing their best to harm me. Nor do I make a habit of wasting tears over those who are.
[In general. He won't claim total innocence-- lying never provides a permanent advantage, least of all when he's laying his history bare-- but he will slant the conversation. And, he thinks, it's not unjust. Isaak could have chosen a more virtuous path, but he lacked a compelling reason; by the time his tasks became truly objectionable-- anything beyond defense and intimidation-- he was already deep enough into it that leaving would have been a greater risk, and the rewards only increased.]
action; backdated to 1/18
They save assassinating innocents for your second week,
[He says softly, wryly enough that it ought to be clear it's joke. Inappropriate, to be sure, but not without its point.]
In general, I have no call to harm people who aren't doing their best to harm me. Nor do I make a habit of wasting tears over those who are.
[In general. He won't claim total innocence-- lying never provides a permanent advantage, least of all when he's laying his history bare-- but he will slant the conversation. And, he thinks, it's not unjust. Isaak could have chosen a more virtuous path, but he lacked a compelling reason; by the time his tasks became truly objectionable-- anything beyond defense and intimidation-- he was already deep enough into it that leaving would have been a greater risk, and the rewards only increased.]