He says nothing to that; even now, at his relatively young age - hell, even before - Severus could see the idea of prioritizing one's family was at sheer, ludicrous odds with participating in a guerrilla war. He thinks of the child he stole (absently, the thoughts aren't fully with him) and wonders what the hell goes through the minds of real parents when they decide to throw their lives into fights that will never end well.

What bloody idiots they all are.