Qubit stops when Carlisle does, and for a split second he thinks he's overstepped - Was that too personal? He opens his mouth to backpedal, but then gets a better read on his friend's expression - not upset, merely thinking - and shuts it.

It doesn't really come as a surprise. Qubit's long had the feeling that Carlisle and Kevin didn't get on; this just confirms it. The reason tracks, too. Carlisle never runs out of praise for his uncles, how caring and supportive they were - but none of that lessened the burden he felt from his family legacy, and simple process of elimination could tell you who was applying all that pressure.

"Your Hunt?" Qubit repeats, sensing the capital "H". Given that it's the Incident (capital "I") that nearly got Carlisle killed, he can take a wild guess where this is going, but...