Yes. They don't have to look after him anymore. Don't have to care, at all, really, for the man who used them- callously and without regard for their well-being. Don't even have to pretend to care.

They walk anyway. Eye off his blade, but don't withdraw from it. Even armed as he is, Tim remains one of the least threatening people they've met, solely due to his ineptitude.

"Quite. The sun is shining." A perfect day for kids like them to be-

Ha ha, no. He wouldn't quite get that joke. Not like others would.

"It makes for a rather welcome change, don't you agree? Soldiers no longer."