[That's maybe not as surprising as it should be, and he considers how best to respond to that for a moment.]

I imagine that sort of selfishness is a difficult habit to shake entirely, even after years of learning better. Maybe this is just something else he needs to learn about how to be respectful and forgiving. I understand it has to be a terrible blow to the ego to realize how much you helped him over the years, but without you, it seems like Camelot would be destroyed and Arthur dead. I'd like to think he'd realize how lucky he is to have someone like you in his life.