Be assured, this venerable one did not express sympathy. Such actions as you describe serve no purpose except power for power's sake and evil for evil's sake. Neither are sensible reasons for anything.

[The condemnation of Szass Tam's action was about as far as their personal philosophies aligned, as Daqiang wouldn't have cared about using such power to help random bystanders. But he could appreciate finding a purpose in one's life, even if it wasn't a purpose he, himself, would choose.]

That you know your limits is good. Many mortals don't. Are you the last of your people, then?