Oh, I'm sure they do. Just not enough to deter them from their goal. But, I suppose that's a rash assumption considering we haven't met the woman. She's been mysteriously absent the entire time we've been here, but I imagine she'll have to show her face is we force the issue.
[She drums her fingers on the table, chewing on her lip.] ...I'd say the circus was a mix of that and a cult-like sort of fraternity. When you drag someone along with you into the outsider category, it's easy to manipulate those feelings and direct that resentment outwardly. [Spoken like she's seen it personally.] At least that's what was happening with Pyre. And probably any other avatar there that we might not have spotted.
cw for cult indoctrination
[She drums her fingers on the table, chewing on her lip.] ...I'd say the circus was a mix of that and a cult-like sort of fraternity. When you drag someone along with you into the outsider category, it's easy to manipulate those feelings and direct that resentment outwardly. [Spoken like she's seen it personally.] At least that's what was happening with Pyre. And probably any other avatar there that we might not have spotted.