[ He has everything to apologize for, but the ones to Lion are internalized. Better that it results in the brat getting flustered and dropping the subject forever than ruining what's here. The internal prayers waver, switching from one apology to another, from a swear to a selfishness.

But it's fine. Being this close is good enough.

More importantly, there's a script to keep to. So Lion gets snapped at. ] I'm not getting off track! Just because humans get to ignore the commandments doesn't mean we can! And you shouldn't ignore them anyway! Do you know how much trouble you can get in for dodging those?! The genocide still happens, Lion! Take them seriously!