Tarn withdraws his hand for a moment, cocking his head as if he's really listening to what she's saying. That is, before he attempts to wrap his hands around her neck in order to pull her close. He has a good couple inches on Pearl and leans down to whisper into her ear.

"If it were up to me, I would wipe their entire pathetic species off the face of this planet. I could think of a dozen better uses this planet could have other than inhabiting such useless lifeforms. Unfortunately, it's just not in the cards. That's far too ambitious a task for just one person."