[ He regards things like the Gate as animal cruelty at best, slavery at worst. ]

It won't even do that. I learned it returns to its Beast state too quickly. It was all...

[ He should reserve judgement on of this was all for nothing until later. It's too chaotic now, and his head buzzes like a full hive being jabbed in multiple places. ]

But it just comes back to ignoring the feelings of the Bugge. I can't do that. Maybe there's no resolving this, but I can't leave without at least hearing them out. I messed up today.

[ The exact shape of that is unclear, but that's what processing is for. ]

You forced your revenge on all those people you hurt. You disrespected their shrines. Why help now?