'Show them your coldness and then, after a deed worthy of reward, grant them something in return... good, very good. But... taking care of the child... not everyone will remain here to do that, and I’m not sure if that alone will make them see this as an act of mercy, however small. Yet still, despite... the cruelty in the eyes of your kind, using the fact that they are different was also... wise, I suppose.'
'Perhaps, even after all this, doubt may still linger within them. But at this moment, I cannot afford to reduce their numbers as much as I believe necessary... not when I don’t know how many of them there truly are. It could be a small organization, or it could be the opposite—something with global influence. Unlike you, I have no way of knowing.'
'Hmm... And what makes you think I have access to such information?'
"...," Hye stood before the gate, placing one hand behind his back while calmly using the other to open it. 'Nothing specific... it was just a guess.'