Ah. [ So that's it. Qubit pulls his mug over and nods, sympathetic. Carlisle has a long list of reasons for his dislike of the idea, but there is one common thread that runs through them all. ]

So it's not the feat itself, it's the questions it would raise.

[ Not small questions, either. It would call into doubt some foundational truths about the Longinmouths - their origins, their powers, their purpose. Things that Carlisle's known from childhood, around which he's shaped the very core of his identity. Moreover, though, it paves the way for a Pandora's box of further questions. If his family could bury the truth about something this consequential, what other secrets might still be lying hidden? ]

I see what you mean. If your ancestors did go and pledge you to a pagan god before you were born, they at least could have left a note.