Poenia calls him 'Halloweeny' and for a fleeting second he takes it as a compliment. His eyes light up and he starts to smile, but then he sees her FACE and his expression falls flat. No, more than falls flat, he narrows his eyes and lowers his eyebrows, and he is very much on the verge of saying something before Sagyne intervynes. The little show of support calms him, but only for a moment. He catches that 'brave' comment Poenia.

Suddenly his mind is full of thoughts of killing. His nostrils flare and he purses his lips. His fists clench. He knows – he KNOWS! – she's just a rude woman. He knows it's just a minor insult. He knows he should let it go. And yet.

Through grit teeth he stresses, "Brave is bein' unkind to someone when you don't know whether or not they're gonna hurt you for it."