[ He raises an eyebrow at her statement, smiling because— well, it is pretty obvious, isn't it? ]

I am, of course. All mutants should be. Or people like you— extraordinary.

[ Mutant or not, it hardly matters at this point, least of all in a place like this.

Anyway, things have never been simple with Charles, not since the day they met. Charles was perhaps naive enough to think they could be, at some point, but they've seen too much, experienced too much, both together and on opposing sides, to believe otherwise. ]

I tried to achieve our goals through different methods. [ His tone carries regret. Worn out, exhausted, finished. And yet, he of all people knows how easy it could be to draw him back in. ] Things didn't work out so well. For neither of us for a while, but in the end, he managed to create something good.

[ Certainly something better than what Erik did. ]