You have hunted me not for my actions, but for the thoughts of my heart. It is a long road you have opened. God help the people whose statesmen walk your road. But the issue started long before then. The decision to make that kind of sacrifice was made back in his manor when he heard first what Henry was deciding to do, and he made his commitment to take a different road.
Henry is king.
Henry is going to do what he wants to do. It is like water. If he opens his fingers, then he needn't hope ever to find himself again. Sometimes it is as simple as deciding to be useful or useless. Remember Ralph Waldo Emerson's definition of success.