[Charles almost responds, but stops himself and throws up a filter before he continues, because he doesn't really want Erik listening in on this. It's been a lot easier to pretend like they don't disagree about all the important things, here, and especially after what happened in the last port, he doesn't like talking about him like he's his enemy, or that he's going to be and there's nothing either of them can do to stop it.

It's easier to just admit they've had this argument too many times already and try to shift it into more neutral waters.]

[Private]

I understand. But I'm not interested in compromising with him as long as that's going to involve lashing out at the government or humans as a whole, and I know he isn't going to put aside his goals [To work with me, for any of us.] unless something changes.

[And he hesitates before continuing.] I thought, when we first arrived here, that this might be the chance to prevent that rift from growing we'd never get at home.