I can't imagine an appropriate reason for cutting a child's head off, myself, so you'll have to enlighten me on whether there truly is any good reason for it.

[ He reserves that kind of thing for adults. Besides, decapitation is so messy. There are cleaner, more subtle ways to ease someone's passage into the afterlife, whether for mercy-killing or for disposal.

Not that he's going to say that. ]

Well, considering you survived this fall, you're probably well on your way to roachhood. Survivability is a good trait to have.