Not pushing the argument now means he absolutely believes he's won this particular disagreement. Which is good because he's not sure how much he could argue it without feeling sorry for himself and that is not something he intends to let himself do. There's no reason for that, at all. He is so blessed to have the people he does in his life and be able to enact change the way he can. He knows that.

Sometimes he just...

No.

"I... appreciate that. It may not change anything but others may not see it that way and I would hate to make a poor representation of us, as Deer, as citizens of Fódlan, or as Other World types." Because clearly something like this would make people think less of him. Especially when one is meant to keep up appearances as he does. It may be ridiculous but, as ever, he holds himself to a higher standard than he would ever dream of holding another to.