He's good.

[Holding him up! He's just swimming around.] Steven, meet Veronica.

[Anyway, he didn't include himself on that list, he included Shinobu and Flayn!!!! But yeah. He doesn't love that Flayn is involved in this, but he understands what she was thinking.]

There's not really any such thing as a kind murder, but I think protecting people you care about is, uh. Overall a good thing. So I stand by it - I'm sorry. If I'd know they were important to you, I would've stood up for you, and not done it.