[ crossing his arms, perhaps a little defensively. ]

It was my decision in the end, and it made the most sense at the time. One life for the entire Sword Coast, and in the doing, the chance to earn my forgiveness for the wrongs I had committed. All three of the emissaries of the Dead Three were there, as was the Elder Brain. There would never be a better moment. I-- Can't picture how else I might have ever been more useful than in that moment.

I would have thought you might be relieved to be rid of me ... ? [ he's joking. mostly. ]