[ If she'll let him, he'll move to let go of the cup with one hand, opting to gently place a hand on her shoulder. A steadying presence, he figures. He keeps his other hand wrapped around the cup, more than cool enough by now to not be of concern, and looks out at the distance from his post. ]

I don't think it's so much about winning people over as reminding them not to push their luck.

[ It's delivered with a wholly impersonal air. Gray may have reservations about this, but Amos doesn't, and it's all he can do to try to quell hers as he looks back at her. ]

If it can happen to her, then it can happen to anyone, you know? Maybe killing her will remind people of that. Save more lives in the process. That's not a bad thing.

[ ... Nobody said he was going to be any good at reassurances when it comes to the matter of someone else's life or death, though. He really doesn't see anything wrong with it, after all. ]