"We don't have principled objections to that, no, but standing orders on the Project are to ask your permission before doing that in the Project's defense, you seemed to have qualms."

"In this case, I wasn't rushing to ask you because it is not at all likely that any will be taken alive.  Rovagug cultists prefer dying and are famous for doing so successfully."

"We don't have principled objections to that, in a case like this one, but standing orders on the Project are to ask your permission before doing that in the Project's defense, you seemed to have qualms."

"In this case, I wasn't rushing to ask you because it is not at all likely that any will be taken alive.  Rovagug cultists prefer dying and are famous for doing so successfully."