[Fern would love to take the easy route and just believe Illarion, that Julia was doomed anyways so nothing they did would have helped. But there's that endless nagging guilt at the back of his mind powered by his self-loathing and insecurities - that he didn't do enough for her, that of course he didn't do enough, he always was and always will be a huge failure at helping people.

Besides, just because she was from two worlds that don't mix doesn't mean her life had to be endlessly terrible. Maybe it's his empathy - he knows what it's like being two things that struggle to function as one being - but he wanted there to be more for her. She deserved a happy ending.

... He does have a point about the eggs, though. This is the first time he's really hearing about Mother Superior and the Mayor, and there's a sharp wave of anger at the back of his mind upon hearing that those two jerks were reborn. When he responds he's sounding frustrated.]

I hate that. Those two didn't deserve a second chance. All Mother Superior did was try to kill us all all the time, and the Mayor didn't even want Julia. He couldn't stand his own daughter!

[There's an edge to Fern's voice - he's more than a little sensitive when it comes to neglectful fathers.]

Julia deserved a second chance. Not them.