[ Drizzt may find, through the nature of their Communion, that Subaru does possess a genuine desire to understand. In a sea of resistance, he's not met with as much from Subaru.

The reasons are simple: Subaru is possessed of (perhaps too much) empathy, and also— ]

I hope you took no offense to my asking. From the same intructions, I had a very different understanding. Maybe that was the point. Words which can be understood differently, depending on what one believes.

[ There's something evenhanded about the words; an unspoken acknowledgement that either of them could be right. That neither of them could be. He won't deny a man his convictions, not when they're rooted in compassion, even if the same bids him do differently. ]

I believe we all desire to save them [ a beat, the mental image of Silco crushing a Shard flits between them, an unbidden recollection ] ...most of us do. Likewise, I feel Meridian shares your frustration, because the living deserve mercy as well.

[ He's quiet for a spell, uncertain. Despite his age, he is yet new to this, so he knows he can't speak with any authority, and yet... ]

...I believe we would all benefit from speaking more.

[ It is a modest, yet fervent sentiment. ]