[Part of him is relieved to hear Hayame say that she won't condemn his actions. Even if he thinks she would be justified to do so, in the heart of him, he doesn't want to be someone who earns her condemnation.
And yet, even that worry is not enough to turn him from the path he's already on.]
I am used to such things, Hayame. Tasks like this are not difficult for me.
[Morally, spiritually they might be difficult, but his skill set is well suited to the job.]
And if I had refused the Heiropoios's assignment, she would simply have given the shards to someone else for delivery. I cannot just pass these things off when I find them distasteful.
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And yet, even that worry is not enough to turn him from the path he's already on.]
I am used to such things, Hayame. Tasks like this are not difficult for me.
[Morally, spiritually they might be difficult, but his skill set is well suited to the job.]
And if I had refused the Heiropoios's assignment, she would simply have given the shards to someone else for delivery. I cannot just pass these things off when I find them distasteful.