He didn't want me dead. Truly, the epitome of caring. Truly, that makes up for everything he'd said and done, for every life he took, for every time he murdered that child.

[Oh, yes. Perhaps that never came up. Perhaps he never saw fit to share. Perhaps they ought to have more respect for his secrets, for his sins.]

[But, as Shiro keeps saying: he's gone, now.]

[And apparently, this means they're allowed to be upset. How nice for them, to have his permission!]