Maybe he went to look for help. [she acquiesces, because she agrees, dahut was very emotionally perceptive.]

... I don't see what advantage they'd get by killing him. But then again, I don't see what anybody would get out of killing him. It's a small space that we're confined to. There are only so many of us. He was well liked, and I would not put revenge past any of the people here. It'd be a stupid move.