Admirable of you. We must all consider what is best for the group, yes, and not what our individual wishes are.

[ A half-laugh. ] Personally, I would prefer to torture the creature and then slay it personally for the slight of stealing this oracle from us, but...

We can't always get what we want, I suppose.

Merely eliminating this Thing before it is too late is a mercy it does not deserve, but... [ A shrug. ] It is better than the alternative.