[He's quiet for a moment, just staring at the pegasus in front of him instead of continuing his work. He wants to argue, to say that he's not good enough, that he'll only deserve those compliments when he really earns them, but ultimately he sighs and ducks his head a bit.]

...I'm sorry, Mitama. I didn't mean to burden you with all of this. It's been something I've been thinking about recently, but that's no excuse. I'll be more mindful of it in the future.