He nodded to her first statement, not precisely agreeing with her, but he could keep it in mind as a possibility. He took sips of his tea as he watched her explain history, nodding slightly, "Alright. So here's my concern. And it's always been my concern. I know I'll be the first to go. I don't care if it's tomorrow or seventy years from now. I don't want to hurt Soren or Henn like that. I don't want to abandon them. Is there... any way that I can make that story have a different ending?"
It still hadn't occurred to him that his worst fear was Fate.