He did many wrong things. He started a civil war. He tore a nation apart. He killed many people. All of those thoughts tumble through Nina's mind but she tries to separate them finer than when she had originally told a select few about The Darkling, when it was mostly based on emotion and anger.

"I think I understand his intentions," Nina says, carefully. "We're alike in many ways... I think I mentioned that where I come from, people treat people like us - Grisha - extremely cruelly. In the Wandering Isle, they sometimes kill us and drain our blood for healing abilities. That healing ability... it isn't even true. It's an old wives tale. I can understand where his anger stems from. But... it's caused him to do some things that some consider unforgivable."

She's clearly being very cautious about what she's saying. "But I think he arrived before a crucial moment that really caused the switch to flip. I don't think he's done anything here. He fought the undead with us. He's made... friends. Do I really have a right to judge him on the things I heard that he did?" She's being logical -- and yet her thoughts flash to sweet, kind Genya Safin who served The Darkling loyally and now had a missing eye and a scarred face to show for it. What would she think of Nina now?