[ ah. barton's mouth twists into a smile. ]

You'll find the Department is a lil' more - [ how to put this ] - impartial, in its interests. Can't say as much for the other factions.

The Enma values order above all else. [ he won't verbalize his thoughts, not to a newbie, but he does think if he valued anything above that, it would be done already. ] Me helping out some lost, green newcomer, that eventually finds themselves in Shuten, Sutoku, or whatnot —

[ he lifts his shoulders dismissively. ]

is pretty low on any list of transgressions.