"Perhaps. Still, enough people have thanked me for simply doing my duty that it only seems fair to do the same."

[He seems a bit more serious for a moment.]

"Besides, Apep hurt somebody I... care about."

[He knows it's foolish, but he can't help but admit there is truth to it. He was far too invested in Adele's well-being.]

"Had you not acted when you did, he may have done worse. To her or others."