[julian shakes his head slowly. no. he refuses to believe that they could be that callous. for one, they've proven that they have effective methods of control on at least two of them.

cynical though it might be to say, it would be a waste of resources to terminate them when they could hold them as bargaining chips.]

You're already away. And you already have me. He wouldn't just kill them, not when he could use them as bargaining chips.

[he licks his lips slightly--they're dry, if he felt like he could swallow it he'd ask for some water.]

They were able to control me and Chris. They'd be more likely to try on the others before outright killing them.