"Don't you get it? The lake is where Hannah lives! If it no longer existed, she'd wither away and die! And if Hannah died, I would too! I live, breathe and dream that beautiful creature! I had to find a way to stop Farmer Ewing! And then this morning, when I went down to the lake to go fishing, I found him standing there surveying it. I tried to persuade him again not to drain the lake, but he just wouldn't listen. That's when I realized, it was either him or Hannah, so I grabbed my fishing spear, and in a fit of rage, I stabbed it through his neck with all my strength! To save Hannah! And I don't regret it one bit!"