"Yes." That's not the usual question. Most ask if he's sorry, or he regrets it. This is different, more asking about him rather than the asker trying to figure out how much they resent him. And it's someone who sees him as a legend.

He takes a breath. "I saved lives. It was important to save those lives. But the cost of it was that among the guilty that died that night, so did some who were innocent. They deserved better, just like the mages. We need to find ways to neutralize the enemy while not becoming them. In any way."