[He isn't sure what kind of answer he was expecting, but it wasn't that one. Shared his ideals? He's confused, and it shows. How many people know of his ideals, let alone think enough of them to follow them? This is--strange. He has the idea that there's something he should know here, but he can't figure it out yet. He blinks, and what he says next is startled out of him rather than a product of careful thought.]
Why would you do a thing like that?
[There's no scorn or cynicism in the question, just honest curiosity. He knows very well what his ideals brought him, and it isn't something he'd wish on someone else.
Although, if someone could succeed where he'd failed...]
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Why would you do a thing like that?
[There's no scorn or cynicism in the question, just honest curiosity. He knows very well what his ideals brought him, and it isn't something he'd wish on someone else.
Although, if someone could succeed where he'd failed...]