But I'm tempted to think that he thinks he did the wrong thing so he can be alive, and he increasingly feels the need to do something useful with his aliveness to compensate, which is where his magical kids come in I guess.
Oh, WORD. Survivor's guilt and blood on his hands. Bad combination.

Hmm. I am tempted to say she must have known, really really known, that Gaius would take him in--you don't risk your kid's life if you suspect someone might feel guilty enough to take him in, actively protect him. Iiiinteresting.

...You are going to write about this, right???