[ He recognizes the implication, that if the monster is like his mother, then it might try to hurt him the same way his mother has— it's an implication of his mother that he can't deny, but he can always justify and that justification rises to the tip of his tongue with breath, without thought. ]

I haven't given it a reason to, not yet! So that's why we're doing this, alright? It won't matter, as long as we keep it happy and don't mess up!