i actually really like how they made theo scary in this ch, usually with the “war hero ooo he has no heart and is so scary” troupe they end up just making him a soft boy and only really fights the villain with a sword. But w this scene of theo literally experimenting on her with no remorse it’s kinda refreshing in the way that YES this dude has literally been in WAR, he doesn’t just have a scary title because he’s misunderstood. Plus he’s not even hurting her for peri alone but he’s trying to get information out of it, idk just feels so real to current war tactics.