He did what he had to do, of course; Harrow's soft heart had jeopardized everything that Viren had worked so hard for, and Viren could not allow that to go on.

But knowing that something is necessary does not make it easy, and the constant sound of Harrow's voice in his head must be the price that Viren is doomed to pay for needing to sacrifice his ... friend.

He only wishes that the Harrow in his mind would not whisper the words "on your knees" quite so often, with such ... insistence.