Even. That was hillarious. He didn't do even. Never had never will. The fact that it was his brother made no odds whatsoever. "Well, we'll see. I suppose the next move is mine isn't it?"
And there of course was the disappointment in his answer, though really, could she have been in any way surprised to hear it. He was a survivor, he always had been. That being said, he wasn't completely heartless. "I'd fight for you. Of course I would. You should know that. I daggered you to get you away from Mikael didn't I? I could have left you to it. I'd fight for you for a long time but you wanted honesty, you have it. I have no wish to die, came close enough once or twice and it didn't appeal to me."
It was probably heartless to say he'd abandon even his own sister to that fate but heartless was probably more prefrable to her than a lie.
She did need to stop trying to make him merciful though.
"Are you going to tell me what is and isn't a weakness now? I've surrvived this long on my reputation, why should that change now? If I'm not able to back up the threats I make then really, what's the point? I've given her the chance, twice now. And I don't like it. I don't like having to make choices like that for the sake of Elijah's ridiculous opinion of her."
More bourbon was quickly poured from the bottle and he shrugged. "Things I do for my family and yet I'm the one you try to change. I'm the one you think needs mercy and compassion? Its insulting."