[ When she nods, he figures she gets it. He's done his job; he's assuaged her fears about Vaeka's upcoming execution; about everything they're going to be doing from here on out on the Regent's behalf. He's helping her find her place among the Kenoma's ranks, and that can only be a good thing.

Now they're apparently moving on to just him, and... that's fine, too. She'd helped him in the past. She clearly cares, has a kind heart. He trusts her, likes her, so he'll indulge. ]

Yeah. They were that bad.

[ A beat as he pauses, finishes off the tea she'd given him. ]

I know there are people here who want to live in this world. But if it was me, where I grew up, and someone told me everyone was going to die? I wouldn't have minded. It'd have been better.