:D
[meeting her gaze, even and unruffled] Why wouldn't I? If I'd only told you no one intended for that massacre to happen, I doubt anyone would have believed me. [a shrug] And even if they had, it would have changed nothing.
[deliberately] The massacre happened. The only way to end it was to kill her. So I shot her.
[And he would so much rather be thought of as the evil bastard who incited a massacre than the stupid bastard who incited a massacre. When there's no forgiveness either way, then better to be competent, at least.]