[ if silco is choosing to spare the child due to their directive... that's one thing, but he half-wonders if there is more to the man than there is on the surface. to have exacted their revenge, razing the entirety of the village including its children, wouldn't be unjustified. nor would it have been a stretch in callisto's eyes. he had once sent brainwashed children to a similar fate once without so much as a secondary glance, or a brief conflicting thought against it.

protecting ones empire isn't an easy task. all the more when dealing with a cult of the most devout followers. only amplified by them holding onto some semblance of power. but, he doesn't think about the way these two ideas connect. doesn't try to relate them to his own life and experiences if just because he wanted to wear some mask of neutrality, where such deeds did not affect him in the slightest. hence, at the order, he doesn't move. just watches as the kid does exactly that.

perhaps, the child senses his life in danger and he seems to put on a rather brave front in front of them both. is hands trembling as it picks up the nearest pot of preserved foods. callisto then tears his eyes away. ] Do you not think being allowed to live in such a manner may be far more cruel?

[ is he just being contrarian? either way, he sheathes his sword. ]

Well, if such trivial things interest you, who am I to deny you that right? [ trivial... ] That said, you never struck me as the altruistic sort. [ is using a child as a pack mule ... altruism? maybe not, but it is true that silco may have saved a life here today. ]