[Geir turns his head to look at Madoka properly, resting his chin on his foreleg to do it. he doesn't know what a magical girl is, but he understands contracts, and he understands the power of perception. Madoka framed the question one way when she asked it before, but it wasn't actually what was on her mind. maybe she didn't realize it at the time.]

So to you, giving up your contract is giving up hope. Even if you did something else later, that helped people just as much.

This isn't really a decision about helping people after all. This is a decision about keeping pacts, and how you feel about yours.