I do partially agree, I love all the sprites apart from Amicus’s which seems to flat in my opinion.
But in my opinion, I think the reason Scipio says “Don’t worry I’d do the same” is a partially because as stated in the story, he’s mostly been told just to “man up”. Though I do feel like a bit of resentment or at least mixed feelings about Nefuru should have been sparked in Scipio.
I do have my own gripes, like how Scipio in some lines seems a bit overly sterile, with little to no character in some lines. But overall I’m personally happy with the story as it is so far.