Regret flooded through her, her own for thinking to play on weaknesses and a bit of overflow from Vergil.
"There was nothing he could have done at that age to save her, Nothing either of you could have done, except die."
She paused, thinking, the softness leaving her voice once again, "I can see why he would do such a thing, but it was foolishness. He should have simply killed you both and been done with it. Better to know that your enemy cannot harm you than to live with the possibility of rebellion. But I suppose that would have been too intelligent for a lowly demon."
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Regret flooded through her, her own for thinking to play on weaknesses and a bit of overflow from Vergil.
"There was nothing he could have done at that age to save her, Nothing either of you could have done, except die."
She paused, thinking, the softness leaving her voice once again, "I can see why he would do such a thing, but it was foolishness. He should have simply killed you both and been done with it. Better to know that your enemy cannot harm you than to live with the possibility of rebellion. But I suppose that would have been too intelligent for a lowly demon."