Black Sails: Flint and Silver
Many things can turn a man into a beast. Rage. Poverty. Hopelessness. But when Flint tells him in whose name his war has been fought, Silver thinks he has never before heard such a clear path for one desiring to breed a true monster.
He's frightened by it, oh yes. Frightened and, if he's honest with himself, equally intrigued. He would like to act with empathy and offer the understanding that Flint so clearly needs. But he pulls back, knowing his response must be careful and calculating.
The thing about monsters is that they are only afraid of other monsters.