That had been more than he'd meant to say, but hey, maybe it's something about being able to relax into the hot water that makes it easier to get out there. Besides -- it's just the facts of his life. Everything he just said happened years ago, probably more than three times over this kid's age...

"They had to survive the same thing, so you couldn't say they were setting us up to fail," he shrugs, then peers at Shima with interest. Exorcist trials sound less hardcore than witcher crap, but it's probably more interesting anyway. "What were you supposed to do? Kill them?"