"Bandits are no worse than you or I, Clover...  Well, perhaps a bit worse, but they do tasks for rewards.  They just don't have the same moral restrictions as most do.  A lot of them start up as a means of survival, and then escalation occurs, slowly robbing them of their conscience..."  He murmurs this quietly beneath his breath, to Clover.  If the hand on his thigh earlier threw him off-balance, he certainly doesn't show it.<br/><br/>"The witch could theoretically be dealt with through non-violent means, had we something to offer her.  She was not the aggressor, even in the town's version of the tale.  I'd be shocked if she was a malevolent force at heart.  It can ... hurt to be demonized because of what you can do... because of ignorance of such"<br/><br/>"Usstan phlith maav'at" he says, louder to Clover ... although since she can't understand it, it's clear he's just ... venting his thoughts.