You were making sense right up until the "villain" thing.

[ There's a sort of mocking scornfulness in his young, raspy voice, but his tone does turn more ruminative, more serious — and more respectful, too. Even. ]

There's no accounting for the future, which is like a vast ocean, without considering the role your destiny plays in it — like a ship. You may not end up where you think you were headed... but you can take it into your own hands, like you said. We have no control of the tides, but we can set the course. And I think the universe has enough villains.