Never really had a strong moral compass. Reason why Zel determined the Makari where "fundamentally evil". He has standards, like "no genocide", and "perhaps I should not fuck up the greatest heir the Makari will ever get, might be counter productive.". Would probably feed his family to a wood chipper if it meant Justeaze back though, so take it with a grain of salt.
And ya found another way, which is arguably worse depending on who you ask. More effective at any rate.