I don't want to say more casual, but it's ... more normalized? Trolls are a warlike race of conquerers! The weak die, and the strong thrive. In fact, the strong are expected to cull the weak! It would especially be expected of someone of my caste to keep the lower bloods in line. Killing any who insulted me would be considered no less than fitting! Failing to do it would be the real social faux pas. In fact, refusing to kill would make me such a useless disgrace, I'd probably be killed for it! That's just what it's like. Or what it was like, anyway.

[ What he says after he nudges her will get a long glance, inscrutable. Finally she'll sigh through her nose, and there's a faint smile on her face. ]

It might sound unbelievable, but I have done things like this to myself before. Shouldering this kind of pressure is nothing new. But whether or not I should is actually a pretty good question. I guess we'll have to see how that's going to work out for us.