[ She nods in affirmation. She may not look it, her main job may be that of a healer, but there is a reason that Garlean soldiers may run from battle when she enters the field. And it certainly isn't because they expect mercy.

Even so, she won't discount the fact that this is something that he sees as inherent in himself, second nature. Or that he can dismiss the man he killed as "some guy". Himeka expects a disconnect--it makes it easier to do when you don't know the names and the faces of the people you kill. It makes it easier to not think about the trickling effect to their friends, loved ones.

So no, she won't tell him it's a good thing like she wouldn't expect someone else to write off her own misdeeds, however necessary they may have felt at the time. To take a life is to take a life. No matter the circumstances, it sticks with you--and it should. ]

"If shit goes south", we would probably need someone willing to make the hard calls.

[ Sometimes you end up on the opposite side of someone you thought you could trust. Those choices are never easy. ]

Still...the choices we make in dire circumstances aren't always the ones we're proud of. I know the lengths I would go to protect the people close to me. And now I think I know yours too.

[ Is that what She is trying to show Himeka? How much she can trust Amos? ]