A Necessary Evil

I murdered a man today.
 
We went to Chelicerae, the magic college. We found the chamber and Ildris started his research on a blastcan. As soon as he did we were attacked by several ruffians trying to take advantage of the chaos of recent events. We handled them pretty well. I'm starting to see why we were chosen. This group compliments each other quite well and even though our relationships are still in their infant stages, we are willing so protect each other and have each other's backs. This reminds me of the duo western movies I love, Whyat Derp and his friend Doctor HolyDay in particular.
 
During the fight we had a couple incidents. First Lux lost several fingers from a dagger that let a man use some sort of time magic. Magic similar to what Kiíellièn has described her Goddess Blink using. Also, Gidget took a near fatal wound that luckily Jaxion was able to heal. Lux's fingers are not so easily fixed. Several of us rushed off tot he medical bay to help her. I wouldn't be much help so I stayed behind with Ildris while he finished his experiment.
 
I managed to use the droid control device we found inside the mountain and took control of two of the raider's droids and took the captain captive. While we were waiting for Ildris I noticed Xhoya was distraught so I gave her another droid control device I found on the captain and showed her how to use it. Between Gambit and I, we hopefully were able to distract her from recent events. After Ildris finished, we gathered up any valuables that these lowlifes had on them and then set off to join the rest to see if we could help Lux.
 
I have no experience working on living parts. At least not normal living parts. My living parts have very few organic organs. As I watched over our prisoner and getting a little delight out of Jaxion tormenting him a bit, I thought about what we should do with him. He had some Deremetru machines but I did not think he was working with them. Maybe had some dealings with them, maybe not, but I didn't figure it mattered much. So he had no strategic value in keeping him prisoner. I couldn't stand for letting him go either. So what to do with him?
 
Dispatching of him was logically the only option. Not here though. Not in front of Xhoya or the others and not close enough to distract them from helping Lux. So I asked the captive to show us his vehicle. I escorted him outside with the droids. Jaxion followed. If anyone would understand he would. As soon as we reached beyond the entryway, I gave the order. It was quick and caught both the captive and Jaxion off guard. What I said next, out of shame or just the logical thing to say, I'm not sure. But the words are still ringing in my head as I leave Jaxion and the droids outside.
 
"A shame he tried to escape." And Jaxion's shocked reply, "Well... shit."
 
I'm still processing my feelings on those last events as I watch Kiíellièn and Silas finish their procedure on Lux. A moment of relief fills me as I see Lux's fingers back on her hand and she is looking much better than she was a few hours ago when they started.