YES, there might've been another way around the obstacle we faced, but sometimes time was too precious to waste. Maybe we should've left him there, alone in the dark cell, but instead I raised my sword and took him down in a single swing. There were many people like him, many Masons to take his place to answer all the questions we had, and we needed to get to the weakest link, as this Mason Rowney was not opening his mouth to speak. Yes, maybe I should've left him there to rot in his own bile, but I was put on this earth to do one thing, and it wasn't to be merciful.