What exactly did the Oracle predict? [There were oracles, now. That was good.]
[He didn't quite regret saying it when Alex began to really contemplate it, but it did give him pause.] It wasn't a mandate. Just my own response. It rarely solves anything. [It felt good for a moment, and then regretted for so long after - and now wasn't the time for that conversation anyway. He smiled faintly when Alex covered up his hand.] This will be all right. [He paused. How to comfort? What would be comforting to him, in this moment?] What he really told you is that you have more power than you ever knew, and likely only more in the future. He gave you knowledge, even if just a little. That is a tool you can use.