...[sighs slowly, considering, his expression softening]
I don't expect you to be grateful. ...But I do want you to understand. It's only our prerogative to have biases. While I might spare you and Vulpecula for your sake, I can't expect others to do the same. They have their own motivations and promises to keep to others.
When I say it's not our job to soothe and spare the Blanks, I only mean that as what it means. We intend to carry through with our roles, just as the Blanks must. And I wasn't even aware of how close you were to this boy, so why would Slick be?