"I think...killing is unnecessary. There are so many other ways to remove someone from power. More effective ways. If you kill someone, you only make a martyr for someone else's cause."

Of course, it had occurred to her that others--even members of the team Aunt Lysia was putting together--had a different interpretation of their duties. She wouldn't be at all surprised if Aden Barr or Tranns Harkin or that sulky Summer boy wanted to slit the Red Dragon's throat.

She shook her head. "But killing the Red Dragon won't undo what he's done. And it won't make anyone who's lost everything get it back. So...I guess I'm against it."