"Do what you have to." Telrim's entirely unconcerned about the guards' welfare: her host has more qualms. "But where possible I'd prefer to leave them alive. It'll make them far slower to take notice of us."

It's also good practice to leave them useful.

"And most will be reluctant to draw weapons on someone who hasn't actually attacked. They are only human. Are you familiar with handguns, in Sigil?"