[ No, but Declan said things when they fought - mom is nothing without dad, anyway that Ronan took offense to, that he took to heart in a way that he meant that he thought-

Well, Declan is pretty sure that Ronan thought that Declan was dismissing the entire concept of mother, like he didn't desperately want her to wake up. But Declan accepted that whatever magic his father and his brother possessed, it wouldn't wake their mother up. He thought he was moving on, accepting his grief, being an adult about it. ]

He's not going to thank you for asking. He's not going to be nice about it. Even to you.

[ The fight between the Lynch brothers is too big for things like what's right. ]

I don't want him to think you're taking sides.