[It was probably to his benefit that he was traveling with a human who was small and slight as she was. There would be plenty of places in the cave system he wouldn't be able to easily navigate given his size, so it was to his benefit to keep her alive. Was this altruism? Too bad K wasn't around to ask. He'd just call it altruism and be done with it.]

I doubt I would. I expect they die easily and with much whimpering.

[From what limited time he spent listening to his Master discuss the basics of politics of the galaxy and a crash course on the war-time politics, it seemed that many politicians could be bought, pushed or threatened into submission. It was too bad that Toydaria had gone so poorly; he expected he would have learned a significant amount if the King hadn't been killed. By him. Oh well.]

Life is struggle. If you are too weak to endure, you deserve to die. It's the same everywhere maybe.