Robin sat quietly on the couch as Amon stood still next to the counter pondering her question.
"Not all witches mean to harm others, most just want a normal life," said Robin softly. "What right do we have to kill them if they are peaceful? I can understand getting rid of those who are abusing their powers but can we really just continue to try to exterminate them? Do they not have the right to live free?"
"I'm not sure," said Amon. "I don't have anwers. Even if we try to start something, we have limited funds. We are still hiding from Solomon headquarters. Do you still want to bother with them? Witches I mean? You could start a new life away from all of it, pretend it never happened. Wouldn't you rather disappear?"
Robin sat quietly for a moment. Again she heard the dying screams and jumbled whispers of the witches she had burned at the factory, saving them from a life in experimental tubes.
"Don't betray us again!"
"You must do something to stop the genocide…"
"Save us from persecution!"
"Your destiny awaits…"
"Save our kind or perish in hell!"
"Save our remaining people or suffer again!"
"Do not let us die in vain."
"Your destiny awaits…"
Robin shook her head quickly and closed her eyes.
"They cannot have given their lives for nothing. I have to find a way to help them. I cannot just ignore my heritage and turn my back to them," Robin said and took a deep breath. "You are my watch dog – you swore that if my powers got out of hand, you would end me. I accept that and will not run from that fate. I need to know what you plan to do until then, if that day should come. It may even be helpful to know what you would do after my death if it comes to that."
Amon turned around and sat on the edge of the couch, an obvious strain in his face.
"I have been thinking about it. As long as you are planning to save people and try not to kill others in the process, I will stand with you. If we find other witches and band them together we can perhaps make a safe community for them. Maybe even find a way to help them control their powers. If I am forced to kill you, I will, and then perhaps by that point you will have a successor and I will continue to watch them. Maybe there will be others like me who will want to join in being a watch dog."
They sat in silence for awhile with only the falling rain outside making noise.
"I think we need to leave Japan for awhile though," said Amon seriously.
"We will but there is someone we need to find first," said Robin, as she rose to pack their few possessions.