[he frowns] Depressing way to look at things. . .but I can't deny it's true. I learned to be more careful around the stove by burning myself on it. And I wouldn't expect anything else from something made by the great evil of your world.

So if you hadn't been there, hadn't made sure the Enemy didn't find his Ring. . .then your whole world would have. . . [Victor would offer a comforting pat if his hands weren't currently filled with baby] Sounds like you were very important to your world, in the end. But it's still a sad fate for you personally.