[He pauses at that. There's a lot he could say but in the end he just smiles a little.]

...we all came together and held each other up. That is what Voltron truly is. [Five people bound together so tightly their united will could change the universe. And he's still part of that even if...even if he chooses to stand aside and watch his best friend's rise to the leader he knew he could be.]

That's what being a Paladin is, back home. Maybe I can bring that to the guild too.