...I am a being designed for survival. I must survive, or my planet will die. It is my duty not to let that happen.

[It should be as clear an answer as that really, but Eley himself seems rather troubled by the question. Had he not harmed himself willingly to save another in Luceti? If he was willing to harm himself... what else was he willing to do?]

Things are different in Luceti. I am afraid I am not sure how to answer...