Is there some part of him that's thought of it? Even the severe, devoted Lieutenant Little isn't immune from human sensation, from the things that long-lasting hunger can do to a person. But he's persisted in some way, stubborn (perhaps even delusional, some may say.) He holds to who he once was. Tries to. (Hasn't it already slipped from between his fingers?)

....But he has not thought of what Hickey alludes to. No, his thoughts have not come to it, to such horrible things, and he doesn't like the carefree manner with which the other man treats this matter. Something.... lingers, an uneasiness pressing through the discomfort of this entire situation as it is. Hickey's plans, whatever he's got up his sleeve — Edward isn't prepared to handle that. His role is to keep order, not... not to outsmart a devious madman.

"That's enough!" Little barks (not knowing what else to say to this, to any of it.) "I know you are trying to steal my focus, keep me preoccupied. Meanwhile, the men whose minds you've poisoned may be tormenting our captain as we speak.... I'll not ask you again, where is he? Which of these buildings is he in? You will take me to him."