"Of course not," Carlisle replies as he looks toward his partner, shaking his head as though to further emphasize the point. He would never want Glacius to think ill of his uncles, of all people.

"Brash as he could be at times, he would have never vocalized such frustration in front of me, even if he felt it. I mean not to paint a poor picture of them. He— both him and Uncle Boris knew I would be uniquely burdened by my circumstances, and that they need not place any more upon me than necessary."