Siebren might not believe it, but he wasn't at all trying to antagonize him. He didn't realize that Siebren didn't find that to be sufficient, he just promised what he asked for, didn't he?

He did reach out to take it and was a little surprised when he was met with resistance.

He didn't feel particularly arrogant and as for foolish, he could admit it might have been. He wasn't sure what the alternative was though, maybe not to put himself in a situation like that again? Then again, he'd worked hard to fix the problems so it wasn't so much worse.

He blinked at him in the end. "I wasn't trying to die." He told him, that was true. "I did what I believed was the best at the time." Senku appealed to him slightly. "And I'm sorry that you've lost people like that. I understand not...wanting to face that again."

Senku sighed, running his free hand through his hair.