[Those are words he needs to hear. They might not be true. In fact, Tony has a suspicion that they are not true, but he needs to hear them anyway. He needs someone to believe the best of him even if it is a lie. He nods, not looking away from the two in front of them. Because he's not sure what will happen if Arthur sees his expression when he talks. If he looks closely enough, he might catch the truth in Tony's eyes, and then everything will be lost.]

I do the right thing. I... I think I do. Everything I've done, I've done because I believed it was the best option at the time.

[He smiles, but there is no real emotion behind that gesture.]

I wouldn't do anything I didn't feel was the right thing to do. I wanted what was best for everyone. Not just me. And I still do.

[He pauses there. The air feels heavier. It's all well and good to keep throwing that excuse out in his own defense. Part of him even believes it. But the truth still stands that his best option at the time meant erasing part of his own memory. And Tony knows himself well enough to wonder what would happen if he knew what he had lost.

Would that still be for the greater good? Would the images in his subconscious show that?]

Right now, that's my truth.