[Max shrugs. He's come to terms with it. It's his family history.]

He was a diplomat. He helped to broker the treaty with them. Helped us win the war but also... well, Brendan would argue the point with me. Violently.

[Really really bad reaction to that new. Yup.]

I make my own choices. I decide. And I decided I don't want you cutting yourself of from people, from me, because you're afraid of what might happen if the stars align wrong. It's no way to live.