More than anything

"Mmhm. Demons, giants, spiders. Giant demon spiders. Dragons. Sometimes Venatori, rogue mages, Tal-Vashoth, Vints... those are arguably human, but it's easier not to think of them that way. They're all just bas - things."

Creating that separation kept him sane in a lot of ways. Sometimes those lines weren't as easy, like in the event of an ambush, or some kind of betrayal. Then things got messy.