They are within a hundred yards of the Manor's gate. Bruce stops walking there, entirely.

That is not the response he expected, even having decided this particular mortal has more empathy than sense. He's still not even convinced the man isn't trying to die. Or leverage his soul for something, which would be worse.

Frustration and sympathy?

Well. It isn't wholly unreasonable, from Bruce's somewhat... biased knowledge, but it is unreasonable to be coming from Zerxus.

"He's certainly angry. He's also the Lord of Hell." What the fuck is happening here?