[Truthfully, that's the best argument for unaliving the otter we've got going right now. Like really does recognize like.]

Can things unravel further than they already have? We are at the very bottom of the valley, and he is shielded from it.

[It's been such a short amount of time since they were sequestered here with the frozen figure of that spiteful animal, but it might also feel like timeless centuries. Morally she might not typically call for the death of another, even a sinner. It's an unusual selfishness that drives her question whether or not he should be spared, like someone else's impulses given voice. But easy to feel like it's an organic motivation, when all suffering is suffering.]

It seems the most merciful choice...and you never struck me as the type.