...I'm sorry. [He lowered his hand, shaking his head.] The nature of parallel timelines is a difficult thing to bear, especially in a situation like this.

[Which was entirely sincere--it was a complex situation with no small amount of weight to bear.]

I wouldn't be against comparing notes, to be perfectly honest. I don't have any reason to call you an enemy, especially in a place where there isn't any war to fight.