[Those words should make him happy. They should, they're very kind, and he wants desperately to believe them. Instead he winces. Of course she doesn't know- how could she? Even he would not know, if Cor hadn't...

He takes a shuddering breath, his gaze carefully averted, still fixed on his father's face.]

Changing the future... can be dangerous. It can make things worse. I know you don't... like the idea. [His voice is so faint, barely audible.] Do you think there's any exceptions? If you knew, absolutely, that it would be better if you did something different?