Elhokar was holding his child in his arms, and when the tiny body of Gavinor impeded the fulfillment of Moash's dream of vengeance, he was pushed out of the way by a boot. Say what you want about Elhokar's incompetence when it came to Moash's grandparents and their ultimate fate, but Moash wasn't subjected to the cruelty that they suffered firsthand. That Moash did not at least pause in his murder when confronted with a man holding his only child, and pushed him aside to hasten Elhokar's death, speaks to the type of person he is.