[ As to her reassurances, or what he takes them to be, Guilford can say he stands behind her cause unerringly. Even if he had his moments in the past where the single-minded thought existed about eliminating threats to Britannia's goals, he has had plenty of time to sit and think about what that had meant. ]
I know that bringing harm to others was never your way, and it is a path that your sisters have tried to follow ever since your... [ He just can't say "untimely death" to the victim. It feels wrong. Who would know better than Euphemia, herself, what had happened, why, and how it felt to go through with it?
He resists the urge to look away, eyes locked on hers, but he is unable to keep the words from just pouring out. ] She never doubted you — not even for a moment — and neither did I. Lady Cornelia blamed herself for not being there. [ And, by proxy, so did he. ]