That last part is a bit odd, but he can get most of the drift. And it cheers him up almost immediately.

"My father would be shocked, aye, nearly enough to drop dead on the spot to hear that I had made such a good choice of tet here. We will have a much better chance in the arena together than alone. Between the two of us, we may just get Sai Signless to the end so he never has to worry about taking another life."

Even when he gets his new horns hooked by accident on a low hanging branch he's still smiling and much more himself. The joys of acceptance.