They couldn't tell if Mill was dense or simply ignorant. He went on and on about how dangerous the castle could be, but they only replied to him with disinterested looks. Still, he was keen on life serving them better if they abandoned the castle.
"If the castle doesn't kill you, the Crawlers hunting it will. Come live here… let me take care of you before your corruption sets in and turns you into a Sinner. At least then you'll be free for the next three months before it finally happens."
Halo was yet to feel like himself in this ordeal, and having heard Mill speak this way before, he believed his words came from a kind place.
True, whenever someone left their Purpose unfulfilled or unattended for three months, the system deemed it a failure and turned them into a Sinner. But there were loopholes in this that Halo believed could be exploited.
