In my native continuum, I am first officer to a crew of four hundred. [ there is only the briefest pause. siblings, family- are subjects too raw, and ultimately, too incongruent to touch upon. responsibility, however-

his mind goes immediately to Jim Kirk, but Spock, says nothing. ]

I am not unfamiliar with your reasoning.
Merely puzzled that your attempt to protect him resulted in his acute distress and the perception of your person as malicious.