"I suppose so..." Grim, thanks Simon. "I want to believe he had better reasons than that but- well, he never really seemed to give us any reason to think so."

Hershel blinked, suddenly pretty curious. "Really? What did he say?" He asked before frowning. "You know when we first met he used to argue with me all the time about keeping a weapon, that if someone tried to kill you you had to kill them. I understand what he was trying to get at, even if I disagreed, but I always wondered why he had such a bleak outlook on people."