"He killed them?!" Xavier said in shock as he listened to Ezekiel. He had never expected someone to actually kill another while Jonathan was impressed by Messiah's ability to think. The only reason he chose that moment to kill the people was due to the fact he knew they couldn't move.
At night time the only people that can move are those that are connected to the cabin. This means everyone in their sleeping bags are like sitting ducks at the mercy of whoever owns the cabin. When Jonathan went further down this thought he was glad that he and his friends held access to the cabin the entire time, otherwise, something could have gone terribly wrong.
