I am not huge into the idea of killing children so if there was a route we could go now that could maybe save the kid I would take that preferably. 

Kids are easily manipulated so it makes them prime targets to be evilized but it should also make them at least not impossible to turn back to good, so to speak. 

Idk if that's just how I feel in terms of when I run games but there is almost always a non-violent option in my eyes. Or at least a non-killing option when it comes to other sentient humanoids.