[hed kept an eye on her expression while he mentioned the killing spree... One thing he liked to know about people he associated with were their views on killing. She didn't look too bothered by the mention of Grell's actions... Well, she'd find there were plenty of other crew members that would share her view]

Oh? Good, I'm sure we'll have a rough fight ahead of us and can use all the help we can get. The slavers captured two of our allies' crew members... Strong ones.

[he nodded about the curse thing] yeah, stay alert for sure. Who knows what kind of crazy crap will happen next.