Ted frowns to himself, processing all of that. It certainly wasn't anything he would've guessed. So it's not... quite like Andrew. He didn't die while they were dating.

What Mycroft did was... it sounds both noble and selfish. Or perhaps arrogant? Locking them out of his decisions like that, his brother and his lover. Perhaps it's admirable that he would rather never see them again than risk them being hurt. But it also seems like... giving up. He can understand why they were angry.

He sits there in silence for a few moments, before finally he moves, shifting closer to Joan and wrapping his arms around her. Both to comfort her and himself.