"Not really." It suddenly dawned on him - he hadn’t even taken a good look at Mandrake yet. Sure, a minute or two, but this was hardly anything to a doting family such as his. He couldn’t even hide his eyes widening, but decided to calm down; there would be no way of recovering lost time, he knew that much. One of the little things dating Mire had further taught him. "You could have asked me to take a better look at him. I could have done some of the hard work for you - I mean, it’s not that difficult, right? Taking care of children. I looked after you lot all the time."

He hoped she’d accept his apology, mediated by an offer. "I hate seeing you look this tired, Earth. You don’t have to hide from anyone that you might need a break, this isn’t - it isn’t something to be ashamed of."