Perhaps it was better for the question not to be raised, and perhaps that was why Roland followed up his comment so quickly, almost as though he'd realized his mistake. The matter with Greg was a sensitive one, and one he sometimes referenced without thinking. But had he done so... well, that was in the past now. Roland tried his best not to think about his friend unless there was some liquid courage to help him down that path.

Still, the answer was what he'd expected, and he nodded at the explanation. Roland himself was certain that his visitor was real and not some mere copy that the Institute had made, which weighed the problem even more in his mind. How could he abandon Greg again? It seemed like Peter understood... more than Roland would admit out loud, anyway. "I agree; I'm of the opinion that our visitors really are the people we knew before. Which is why I asked what I did. If..." He paused for a moment, trying to think of how to ask his question before he finally decided, "...the world you came from was worse than where you are right now, would you really want to take Nathan back?"