"This isn't a matter of preference." Her till features briefly turn down into a frown.

How easy it is to blur the lines between necessity and want. If she took pleasure in her decision, that would be different. "This would weigh heavy on us all." And Haruto, especially, if he could see what Dragon would leave in its - his - wake.

It's no claim to Haruto's weakness, simply to inevitability, when there are some weights too heavy to overcome.