[It's bad enough that Grothia has been killed without seeing her mission through; that makes it even worse.]
Defeating them meant more to her than her own life.
[And Jon? He just looks tired, something that intensifies a little when they start talking about the prospect of digging around in Kebechet's remains with a knife. Mutilating corpses like that is a step or two further than he would go for any reason other than absolute necessity, or the madness of battle.]
What's it doing?
[Nothing good. But it seems to be self-mutilating, if that's even possible.]
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Defeating them meant more to her than her own life.
[And Jon? He just looks tired, something that intensifies a little when they start talking about the prospect of digging around in Kebechet's remains with a knife. Mutilating corpses like that is a step or two further than he would go for any reason other than absolute necessity, or the madness of battle.]
What's it doing?
[Nothing good. But it seems to be self-mutilating, if that's even possible.]