[Whatever smugness Liam had won in knowing that he was right - that this creature's motivations were built on revenge, which served no one - vanishes the instant Lore touches on his sorest regret. The mental block Liam had carefully constructed prevented him from grieving over what he had done, but that was, without a doubt, the most difficult piece of his plan to justify. As it stood, though his plan had been toppled, all the young and vulnerable still did die in front of their caregivers. In no observable universe would Liam-Ferohn Gau and the last generation of Gactus VII coexist.

Liam hardens his resolve and fires back:]

You misunderstand. My target was the planet that played the largest role in alien slavery. At any time, the humans I targeted could have cried out for forgiveness, demonstrated even the slightest hint of regret, and I would have given them their loved ones. They did not. They were not even capable of that much empathy.

[Liam does not think he is capable of convincing this being that they were not the same, but if he can remove his perverse joy from his observations, that would be enough.]