If she unchained him, he could kill her faster than she could stop him. Every bit of malice he’d been holding onto since they were children could explode into something with devastating consequences — for the both of them. On the other hand, if she  didn’t  unchain him, what she was preaching meant nothing. All the stigma he knew would be amplified — and she could be responsible for his internalized sanguivoriphobia forevermore.