[and here beyond feels conflicted. he thinks about how the admiral has taken his own power away, the special sight he was born with that told him the name and lifespan of every living person he ever met, how unsettled and incomplete he's felt without it these past couple of weeks.
but his power isn't destructive. never mind that he used it to orchestrate three murders; it's not the same, not in his mind, not at all. the three victims he chose were fated to die on the days he took their lives. he drugged each one so they wouldn't suffer. not at all like disemboweling someone while they're aware of what's happening.]
Do you think that would be better, given her recent history, if someone did?
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but his power isn't destructive. never mind that he used it to orchestrate three murders; it's not the same, not in his mind, not at all. the three victims he chose were fated to die on the days he took their lives. he drugged each one so they wouldn't suffer. not at all like disemboweling someone while they're aware of what's happening.]
Do you think that would be better, given her recent history, if someone did?