“I’m not kind, and I’m not here to comfort anyone. Demons exist to kill humans, so I kill demons — that’s all there is to it. If people hate me for how I do things, fine. I’ve seen enough death to know softness gets people killed.”

But underneath that harshness, there’d be hints of guilt and protectiveness:

“If taking all the pain myself keeps somebody else alive, then I’ll do it. I don’t need thanks for it.”