"Incredible indeed." Seria replied in a calm but simple manner. She was sure he had taken more lives than she could ever think of, perhaps even enjoyed it from time to time. And she was equally certain that he would take more in the future, yet still she had helped him anyways. There was no point in dwelling on it, though. It wasn't as though she had never taken a life, she had, in self-defense, but she neither enjoyed it, nor was it a process she wished to repeat. Surprisingly enough, she hadn't lost her magic, and she was still very much alive, unlike her mother, who had suffered those consequences for her misuse of her magic. She wondered if it was, perhaps, because her own actions had been self defense rather than done with malicious intent. Or perhaps it was because she had not only the magic from her mother's side, but also from her father, who had no such restrictions for the use of his magic.<br/><br/>"Fair enough. I can understand that." she shrugged and glanced up at him as he leaned on the counter, his larger form looking down on her. She contemplated his words for a moment. "I'm not pretending to be some high and mighty saint. Do not take my distaste for the loss of innocent lives for weakness, or the inability to do what I have to do to protect myself. I'm not above doing what is necessary, I've done it before. I simply do not relish the thought of taking any life, even one that doesn't deserve that life." she said in a simple, casual tone, despite the weight that the words carried. "<span style="font-style: italic">De toute façon</span>. There are other ways to deal with your enemies than hunting and slaughtering them." she smiled.<br/><br/>"Besides, it wasn't that simple. Prior to that incidence, they had experimented more than once with sacrificial magic." there was a clear tone of disdain in her voice. "What happened with my father was simply icing on the proverbial cake." with that she shrugged and left it at that.<br/><br/>"Mmm, I suppose that wouldn't be very appropriate, now would it?" she played along with an innocent teasing tone. She chuckled lightly. "But alas, I am a witch, I think that it might just be within my power to make your clothes dry a little faster." she spoke as though it might be a terribly difficult task, but she would deign to help him anyways.