"...I'd say it's my job not to regress it, if I can help it."

But Kahl isn't wrong, and the sheepish acknowledgement is there in his voice, in his expression. He clings so desperately to compassion in Hell, even knowing he can't do much with it. Even in Avalir, there were constraints.

What he treasures most about the Barge is how much their purpose aligns, and now -

"Their death - their true, final death - was weeks ago. They have no idea what being an inmate should be like."