I would have been. As you said, I couldn't deny him. He'd send me to go get beautiful people for him. Someone he'd enjoy. And I did, over and over and over and over again. If you had found me like that, you wouldn't have had a choice.

[ Kill the spawn, or break your oath for failing to protect the innocents, right? ]

You keep treating me like I'm this good person, and I'm not.

[ His voice quivers, though it would be hard for anyone (much less Xenk) to tell if it is anger or anxiety or something else entirely. ]

I have done unspeakable things. The person you see when you look at me isn't real.