no one gets to tell me if I've lost or if I've won

I had assumed that Brando had them under some measure of control, until his death, rather than simply letting them run wild in a universe they knew nothing of. It seems that was putting a bit too much faith in him, though I can't hold that against him. He always was a bit too lenient with his wards - most guardians tend to be, and I hadn't taken that into account.