What? [He's honestly shocked by the allegation, because that's not what he meant by it at all.]

That's not why I did that!! I did it so you'd not have to die alone, not because I pitied ye. Good lord, man, what kind of a person do ye think I am?

[One who's getting a little upset himself, actually.] I'm not treating ye kindly because I feel sorry for ye, ye daft numpty. I'm doing it because I want to help. That's what ye do if ye want to be friends with someone. Ye help them, and work with them, and be there when they need ye. And ye do it because ye like them, not because ye have to.