A lot of the blame for how Alex K's kids turned out can be lumped on Amaris. Nicky and Audrey lived and hid on Amaris-occupied Terra, watching first-hand the atrocities unleashed upon the planet and it's population by the Rim Worlds forces. That kind of thing would screw anyone up<br/><br/>IIRC, a sourcebook or two mentions how the Amaris occupation "profoundly affected" Nicholas.<br/>