[Keith breathes out the semblance of a laugh. His hand squeezes Lance's shoulder again before dropping away.] I'm not sure I'd call it wise. I just need you to remember why you're a paladin. [That's a way of discrediting himself. Some part of Keith recognizes that he wants Lance to realize he's doing good just because he wants it of someone he cares about, and that sometimes, it's as simple as that.]

Can you do me a favor, though? Can you be more careful in the future? [What struck Keith from that story isn't that Lance killed someone. That's bad. Keith knows that some part of him rebels at the idea of killing any of the Deemers, but he's far enough along in his understanding of the murky grey of their situation to know that he can't be hard on everyone for their failures. Otherwise, he'd have to hate himself for letting Thace sacrifice himself. And he knows that would be unfair to Thace.] You went in there because you believed you could talk some sense into them. It comes from a good place. But maybe that's the part you've gotta think about.

[If nothing else, Keith will always believe Lance needs a healthier dose of cynicism in his life.]