[The most deadpan of exasperated faces at his tablet. One step forward, two steps back, and now Peter's defending his mistreatment of them, of using their misfortune for his entertainment.

He's sure it's a cover for his pain but it's damn annoying, and wrong on all possible levels.]

That's wrong, and you know it. However long ago it was, however short it was, it made you, and it gave you an insight into mortal life that other immortals struggle to grasp.

However else you deal with the pain of losing them, you are uniquely positioned to know the pain that you inflict. Do not pretend your mistreatment of them is justified because they'll be gone one day.