
Urgh...I think this is a problem with skipping so much novel chapters. No, he didn't seriously intend to kill Eyra...
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Because he literally can't, and is hardwired not to. In the novel he knew the whole time it was a clone because he can sense it. But the repeated killings of like several dozen slime clone Eyras made him feel like crap.
Second, his "rapport" bar has little to do with his affections for Eyra.
Woah, he really did intent to kill Erya. If that's not a clone, he will die.