Jynn shrugged off the accusation. “My entire life is a series of events that could have been great if they went another way. What if Mother didn’t die? What if Father’s research had been successful? What if my marriage to Marja had kept Father alive? What if the Al’Matrans never recruited me? What if you and I had done things differently?” He dismissed these alternative realities with a wave of his hand. “We could spend an age wondering about the things that could have been. None of them will be. It’s best to set such feelings aside and focus on the work at hand.”
