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Shh shh shh... Let Daud pretend that there's solid reasoning behind what he's doing here. Let him pretend this isn't another in a line of ill-advised decisions, a sign of just how far the world is shaking beneath his feet.
"It isn't a pleasant one." Meaning that the choice is almost exclusively between agreeing to join and ending this conversation with a gaped wound to the throat. Meaning that there may be a chance the boy can escape without joining, but the choice is razor-thin, dependent on Daud's mood. "But you do.
"Are you opposed to the idea." Driven with a slight note of acridity, meaning 'does it disagree with your scruples.'
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"It isn't a pleasant one." Meaning that the choice is almost exclusively between agreeing to join and ending this conversation with a gaped wound to the throat. Meaning that there may be a chance the boy can escape without joining, but the choice is razor-thin, dependent on Daud's mood. "But you do.
"Are you opposed to the idea." Driven with a slight note of acridity, meaning 'does it disagree with your scruples.'