That's the major reason, yes. Say this was your one and only chance to pull this mission off, and failure means that more people will die. I'd still feel shitty about it, but it would be for a greater good.
[He could give other reasons, but that would be giving away a huge secret of his. Even if he is on a different world, he still feels the need to keep certain dark things about himself under wraps.]
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[He could give other reasons, but that would be giving away a huge secret of his. Even if he is on a different world, he still feels the need to keep certain dark things about himself under wraps.]