Elias waited for the hunter's reaction after telling his story.
"Do you really want to die protecting this guy?"
"No. He's a scum bag and a coward."
Elias smiled. Maybe not all hunters were the same. He knew all humans weren't. His wife was better than any phoenix, or any other kind of creature, that he had ever met.
"But, I still have to kill you."
He grabbed a gun and shot his wife's killer. Then he jumped out the window. He had no real desire to kill the other man. He didn't know why he wanted him dead, but he just felt like there was a reason that wasn't driven by hate.