It...

[ He pauses, hands curled around his glass and considers, trying to work out feelings and find words. ]

I don't know how he is handling it, in truth. He was from my future. I think I don't like it because it is dangerous to him.

And ultimately I am willing to sacrifice more to protect him and the throne than to sacrifice them to anything else. I don't like that about myself, but that doesn't negate the truth of it.