[ Max was a lot younger than Bradbury was, so you'd think she'd have a better chance at convincing Klarion of anything, but apparently not. He sighed, dragging a hand over his face rubbing at his chin. If appeals to morals won't work, maybe an appeal to practicality would. ]

You're not seriously expecting to get away with announcing a plan to kill someone, are you? Besides, he's an imPort like the rest of us. Even if you did kill him, he'd just come back.

[ He gestured at Max, then himself. ] We did, didn't we?

So if you're serious about wanting to do something about this, there's gotta be something more permanent than killing someone.