Nay, because if it took to the point of near-death for them to seriously reconsider their conduct and strive to be a just man, then it is done insincerely and cannot be trusted. Surely thee understand that much.

[ pleas of the damned oft fall on deaf ears. it rings in mind of memories that are not, and yet very much are, her own, and she presses her lips together before smiling again. ]

I do not ask if they shall reconsider their course, for if I let them go they are wont to continue to do as they may. It is better they are stopped.