If she gave you the opportunity to do so again, it sounds like she realizes what a great wrong she did to you. [john smiles at her warm, understanding before he shakes his head in response.] It doesn't sound silly at all. Killing doesn't accomplish anything.

[or it does. but when it does, it comes at a cost. he'll kill to defend someone he loves, but it still feels like losing a part of his soul whenever he kills someone because there is no other way. that was only true with killian so far, but he knows what war requires, and cara has already asked him once to kill again because there was no other way.

he didn't. couldn't.

then he nods in understanding.] It is. I've seen it time and time again.