[His descendent is a Home Guard Admiral (on a planet that he'd never heard of, but an Admiral nontheless)? He's a good man?

He reaches for his water again.] I'll selfishly say that I'm glad you didn't. [But does that mean Dylan doesn't hate him.]

Dylan, I- [don't think I would be able to live with destroying a good man, either. Would saying that help? Probably not. He swallows back the words by downing some water.] -I don't think we should leave these people even if we find a way home, not when their environment might be destroyed by short-sighted overlords. [Not what he was going to say, but it's close enough.]