[It does set something strange off in his head, hearing it put that way, but it's something he's quick to dismiss; he's second-guessed himself a lot, before coming here, and he'd vowed if nothing else to be more resolute in the pursuit of the Kenoma's goals. Perhaps if he'd been more resolute back on the island, things would have been...

Well, they would have been different, he's sure.]

It is, yes. No one is truly perfect in their understanding of things; there's always the possibility of things like that happening. We can just do our best with what we have.