[Wow, Jon, keep glaring like that and your face is going to stick that way.] Perhaps they'll change their mind once they see what sort of place this is. [Not that Elias is any more able than Jon is to determine the nature of their surroundings, but he doesn't have to say that.] Either way, weakness is a siren song to fear. You know this.

That depends on your definition of "hurting". Physically -- of course. Your compulsion does not cause any sort of tangible distress. Emotionally? [Vague shrugging.] We all must make sacrifices.