Logical arguments are things Signless can follow. He spent most of his life debating morality and philosophy with people who thought very little of both. He's used to being one or two steps ahead of the people he's talking to, or at least he's used to keeping pace. That, though...
"I don't follow. You can't strengthen a vow by breaking it."
Much as he likes to advocate for the shades of gray in all situations, he holds himself to a much more black and white standard. It's never occurred to him that expecting so much more of himself than he does of anyone else might be the true hypocrisy, and it probably never will. He's already revised his expectations of himself since he came to Panem, shrunk the list of people he is obligated to protect, given himself permission to not care about those he can't. Those are little things, necessary for survival and easy to justify. Completely different from taking a life.
"And you don't need to kill to understand what murder means. I learned that well enough just watching other trolls go about their business."
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"I don't follow. You can't strengthen a vow by breaking it."
Much as he likes to advocate for the shades of gray in all situations, he holds himself to a much more black and white standard. It's never occurred to him that expecting so much more of himself than he does of anyone else might be the true hypocrisy, and it probably never will. He's already revised his expectations of himself since he came to Panem, shrunk the list of people he is obligated to protect, given himself permission to not care about those he can't. Those are little things, necessary for survival and easy to justify. Completely different from taking a life.
"And you don't need to kill to understand what murder means. I learned that well enough just watching other trolls go about their business."