Given that they needed to comply with the cultists in order to get the missing portion of their pack back, not to mention guaranteeing Rhazii's safety, Sabine and Janius couldn't really do much more than give uneasy looks in response to Hal-Neesa's apparent plan of attack.

Once they began moving, Janius walked beside Meesei while they were out of Hal-Neesa's immediate earshot. "Meesei, killing hunters and mercenaries is one thing, but there were innocents in that settlement. Does Hal-Neesa really intend to raze it all?" He knew he probably wouldn't sway Neesa herself, but Janius hoped that Meesei might have a better choice of words to convince her otherwise.