[Alphinaud's got a lot going on in his little elf noggin...]

Mm... Sure enough, it's much easier to offer that forgiveness when you're at a bit of a distance. It's a terrible situation for everyone involved - those who are spurred into taking a life in a way that they can't control, and those who die for it and have no proper and true outlet for any unpleasant things they may be feeling.

[It's hard to be properly in your Very Valid Anger when your killer was possessed, after all... Or so he figures.]

You've been nothing but wonderful, so I'm sure that it wasn't anything personal. It's easier for most people to harm strangers, so on the off chance that it wasn't the shadows, it was likely just poor fortune.

[Whether or not that's actually any reassurance, though...]