That tears any humor he'd slowly brought back right out of his words. The distant look is back again, and he turns away.

"...Both. 'cause th' kid was s'pposed t' die, an' I stopped it. ...an' then tha' kid grew up t' be somethin' tha' nearly d'stroyed th' world."

It might be wise to chase a different topic. That comes down to if Edge is wise though.