Wolf continued to watch the last live flunky as Natalya stripped him of his gear. He tightened his grip on the weapon with every moan or groan the man let out. He knew what had to be done, but he couldn't shoot an unarmed, unconscious person.
Tyr rounded the back of the inn as Natalya finished dtripping the last of the field gear. He saw Wolf standing over one of the men. With a quick glance, he saw the soldier he killed and the other had a bullet hole in his head. So this last one must still be alive. He approached Wolf and said, "What are you doing? Shoot him."
"I can't. He's unarmed and he's not even awake."
With a glance back at the shot soldier, Tyr replied, "You didn't seem to mind shooting that one."
"He was waking up and he still had his gun. This is completely different."
"No it's not. When he catches up with his friends, he can tell them where we were and where we were heading. The only reason we're alive right now is because they don't know where we are. If he's left alive, we're dead."
The man begins to moan louder, announcing that he is starting to regain consciousness. Wolf stares with a guilty pain in his eyes. He knows the man must die, but it just isn't dignified to die as he's about to. He stares as the man's hand begins to move. "I, I can't."
Tyr sighs and with one fluid motion, he swings the sniper rifle over his shoulder, and shoots the man in the head. Tyr looks at Wolf and says with disappointment in his voice, "Happy? Is your conscience clear now? These people tortured you and Natalya for years, and they were just about to take you back there. This man isn't an innocent, he isn't a bystander, this is your enemy; were the roles reversed, he'd have shot you before your clothes were even touched." Tyr slung the rifle around his back again and walked to the snowmobile to check on its condition.
Wolf continued to stare at the dead body. He knew what was said was the truth, but he still couldn't help but to feel guilty. With a shakey voice he said perfectly still, "This wasn't self-defense."
Tyr responded immediately, "That was self-preservation," and went back to checking the sleds.