He didn't do anything, until an impulse thought had taken hold, and he'd set out to accomplish not only the impossible, but arguably mad.

"There wasn't anything I could do," Robert calmly explained, putting those memories aside. "The project's remains were buried, forgotten, and treated as a setback."

The final word was all but spat, but a sip of the coffee was enough for him to regain his composure.

"I hope you understand why I acted the way I did, back there. I don't want Alistair anywhere near a position where he could repeat that kind of action. My entire career," he went on to add, "from that point on was devoted to making sure that he'd never have one of my kids, and that they'd never be like him."