The way that you have come to no each other does not diminish the bond you have now. [Says the guy who has met most of his friends because of combat and prophecies.]

... I'll ask that you do not do so by telling him my own feelings in the matter. That's a conversation I wish to have with him directly. [But he doesn't think he could actually stop Mishka from trying to push Trahearne anyway, which is the only reason he doesn't try to dissuade him.]