[Lloyd's expression falters, though if Luke continues to look away, the only thing he'll notice is the way his voice thickens with regret and remorse.]

I don't want to say that taking lives is part of life, because it shouldn't ever be, but it happens, and that's not what defines someone as human. Being a weapon...

[Colette...

Marble...

The people at the ranches who'd been turned into Exspheres...]

That doesn't matter, either. Anyone can be turned into a weapon, no matter who or what they are, and that's not their fault.

[He takes a deep breath, trying to shake the melancholy off. This isn't about what he's done or what's happened in his past. This is about Luke.]