"This is true, Carlisle. She was careful to respect your privacy, and had no intention of making the decision for you... she was simply trying to better understand your choices."

This Glacius ventures gently, not wanting to interject himself too much in this conversation but still trying to offer some form of mediation. Never in his life would he have seen himself in such a position; dealing with them had been tricky enough when he was simply trying to reclaim his technology. Now that he's not trying to keep his presence a secret, but is right in the middle of the affairs, he is finding it just as tricky to keep the peace.