'I don't kill people.'

The statement echoed between them as Fallon struggled not to vehemently dispute it. Aurors didn't kill people, not even dark wizards who decidedly deserved it. Was that what he thought of her? She reached for her drink as another means to stall her reaction. Tonight wasn't the night for this conversation.

She shrugged. If he was determined to insist his trauma was the end all be all with no relief in sight, well at least Fallon could say she tried. "Neither do I," she commented calmly.