It's not conditional. You can insult me or disagree as much as you like. I prefer people to disagree with me over yes-men who never tell me how something could be better.

[He smiles wryly, even as she turns to him where he sits. Maybe there are some things they'll never agree on... but then, maybe not. If Almyra or Fódlan could change their minds, why not people here, too?]

I just don't want this conflict to consume you. If there's anything I can do to stop that, then I will.

[Even if she feels like she doesn't need to be protected, or that she'd sooner die fighting Zenith than live with dishonour, or whatever other notions she might entertain in the future. He never claimed to be impartial in his overtures for peace; he just abhorred unnecessary conflict, Hayame included in that.]