User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 493: The White Dragneel, Review./@comment-25111584-20160711145840/@comment-79.66.178.143-20160711172736

Rai, I would agree with you on the no sympathy bit but August has been shown to be the wisest, kindest and most caring (bar Brandish) Spriggan prior to his skewering at Brandish's hands via Mest's mind control. IDK, he just strikes me as the type of guy to take people out of commission rather than straight up kill them.