It was something of a relief when Renji stopped asking questions, about Aidou at least. Allen would consider the matter resolved if he never had to speak to the boy again. It had only gone as far as raised voices and there was no real need for it to go further than that. Not if they stayed out of one another's space.

Allen looked forlornly at his last piece of chicken as he thought the question over. How many chances? It wasn't as though he was asking that they treat her as a friend, or even as someone they might trust! Frankly he would be relieved to see her locked up for a good long time to reflect on her actions. But since that wasn't a possibility... "She gouged out my left eye. Ordered the Akuma to drive stakes through my arm and nail me to a wall. She... hurt Rinali." He wasn't sure why that part of it upset him far more than his own injuries. "She destroyed one of her own Akuma. If they're not destroyed by Innocence, they... can't be saved. I don't know if she's directly responsible or not, but with the others of the Noah clan and the Earl, they've killed many of our people." He paused, "Maybe you're right... and maybe she doesn't deserve another chance. But foolish or not, I just... I can't condemn her to death."