tear me to pieces, skin to bone

Loren narrowed his eyes slightly at Korbin's explanation. "So you don't think hateful words breed hate in the same way physical violence begets violence?" This time, though the healer tried his best to keep his tone neutral, it was clear he disagreed with the Hale's analysis. As the other man explained what he wanted to talk about, Loren nodded. Fingers still stroking Astra idly, he chose his words slowly and carefully. "Weaver and I are involved, yes. And I don't have any problems with you." He gestured for Korbin to lay out the no doubt many problems he had with the healer. He would hear them out with as much patience as he could muster. LOREN Not quite an open book