He nodded, quietly. That was... fair. "You don't have to explain yourself to me. I get it."

He inhaled. "My mother... Shido made her life hell. Not directly- he never cared enough to try to do it directly. But... in all the ways that matter, he killed her. Even if he came to me on hands and knees, if he admitted all of it, begged for forgiveness, swore to be a better man- I couldn't forgive him. So... I get it. I-"

He stumbled, over his words. There was a lot to be said. A lot that could be said, and some things he found himself wanting to say, but...
"I'll leave you alone."