The kid was scared, Suzaku could tell, but at least he was keeping his cool. That was good, because Suzaku didn't want to have to be worried.

He sighed. "I don't know how much you've found out yet, but it only gets weirder from there. The monsters are the believable part."

At the mention of cruelty -- wanton cruelty, and it wasn't fair, not to innocent people like these -- Suzaku's features darkened. "It is cruel. I don't know what their real purpose is or whether this is all justified, but if there's no good reason for this, someone has to put a stop to it." He was going to put a stop to it.