[ he shakes his head. He gets how it'd be hard to get it - a loving mother doesn't make a loving monarch. They run her ragged, but they know she'd never hurt them.

Humans? Not so much.

But he won't push it. This Billy didn't grow up with her and Tommy. ]

I'm being all doom and gloom... Chances are things won't turn out that bad. All I know is if Gramps is okay then Pietro better pray he doesn't get exiled to the Deadlands.

[ which swings the conversation back around. ]

So, okay, explain your world to me. I don't get it.