"It's not the same though. And I can't stop you since the deal's been struck."

He knew that he'd struggle to forgive Macaque if something did happen to him though...almost as much as himself. Because if he was at all capable, then no one would feel the need to do this. And then wouldn't be killed, hurt, or suffer intense loss of the people and things dearest to them. That was the long and the short of it.