Well, whatever clears your conscience, but— damn, I hope I don't come across as that sensitive.

[ A hand runs through his hair again, and he unclasps his hairpiece to set down the ornate silver to the side. ]

This wasn't a normal summoning, so it's not that big of a stretch to consider that you wouldn't know what to do with a Heroic Spirit. We're not familiars, after all.