You're too kind. I'm glad we could resolve this amicably. I'd hate to develop bad blood with someone so soon. It'd start the journey off on a sour note.
I would prefer avoiding that if possible.

Likewise. While I don't particularly wish for you to succeed in your endeavor for personal reasons, i don't wish you any bad happenings either.

[The caveat is he said his family is pacifists. Didn't say anything about his own beliefs. That'll be a fun conversation one day, because odds are he's going to end up having to rely on a decidedly un-pacifistic skillset before this is all over.]