[ It's a good question. Previously he would have answered loyalty, but his experiences have put that thought in a new light. ]

It depends on what you value for yourself. Whether you consider yourself a person, or a tool to be used.

[ There's a pause as he looks up at the sky outside ]

Do you feel that your emotions and desires are integral to your identity? Then do not devalue them. Only robots and angels are destined to be proper mindless tools.