Howard drags himself over to the side of a wall and huddles, arms up over his head and around his face so he doesn't have to see what happens. It's not that he doesn't want to see the robots get destroyed, or that he has soft feelings for Bight in any way. It's just fear. The old, childish, human instinct that visits all kids when they're out of options: 'if I can't see the monster, it's not there'.

But unfortunately, covering his eyes doesn't spare him from the cacophanous sounds. When the sound's over, he opens his eyes.

"Councillor?"