[ She can't say that his blunt rejection is unwarranted. It cuts, just a little, but she's in no position to cry foul.

She isn't here to pity him, exactly; she's probably here for her own benefit, a blend of curiosity about the person Abel was so prepared to fight for, and whom Gray consequently had to disappoint Abel over. Rand did also happen to kill an Achamite and bloody Amos, so she feels that he is someone who must be or will be significant to the Pleroma, if only for his willingness to bring violence to the cause. ]

I didn't come to give you pity. You did kill someone...

[ So he's earned his way to jail. Those are just the rules in any civilization. ]

But Father Abel seemed concerned about you, so I thought you might not be so bad.