[Brax seems very calm about this. He may be genuinely calm, but perhaps it's that these doors keep prying at truths, and he is so very tired of secrecy.]

I don't hold you to blame. Thete. I doubt my absolution will count for much, but I know that you wouldn't make such a decision lightly. It was for the best. And I'm very sorry that you will carry the responsibility of that decision for the rest of your lives.