Blowing things up wasn't going to solve everything, for one thing.

"It's hard. Holding onto those feelings are part of what makes us who we are." She wanted to tell him that he needed to use those feelings as his power, but that's part of the reason why he's in this cell in the first place. "You will be able to do something, Laharl. Use them against the Organization, when you get out of here," she said at last, hugging him a little tighter.

Was this really the best she could do for him? It was hard to be a parent, sometimes.