Tempus would be protected, better shielded from whatever the Stepson thought threatening, if love could heal and save.

No ethos, pursued without thought or mercy, is ethical.

Gather the shards of your courage. Patch together what resolve you can. We'll find this thing - and kill it.

Don't blame yourself, or worry. Neither does a bit of good.

Don't forget, Riddler, how I love thee. Or all we shared together. Or that this sea and all other seas can lead you back to me.

Always take responsibility for your past. It is your only collateral in life. Unless you despise yourself now, you cannot despise yourself then. Everything you did is a part of the process that brought you here. All your past is as alive and real as your so-called 'present.'

Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.