[ the question casts a quiet air of judgment, perhaps an overall reasonable response but aggravating nonetheless. laurent turns his head now, long hair scattered over his shoulders, disheveled from the earlier manhandling. despite his haggard appearance, the glance he gives now is reptilian and dangerous. he knows less than a small handful of the other restless, having made little effort toward seeking companionship. the people in this cell are foreign to him, and therefore not to be trusted. ]

By whether they're trying to kill you or not. [ he has, rather unfortunately, far too much experience with that. ] He was a guard at the palace in Radiance, nearly completely taken by his Shadow. Hardly a loss, though there's an argument to be made that he was just doing his job. I doubt anyone will mourn him.

Did you kill to end up here?