"It isn't just Mac, though," Declan replied, glancing over and tilting his head with a weary expression. "He's just the one I see the most. I used to go in and accept my commendations immediately all the time. You work in groups in the different crucibles, you see, and I would go as part of a six man team. A team," the Titan emphasized, gesturing vaguely to the Guardians wandering the peaks.

"But when we complete the crucible, it's me getting the credit more than anyone else. I'm a bulwark, but the ones out there fighting deserve just as much, you know? Favoring me for something that's easy for me to do isn't fair. Plus some people started to get frustrated. Angry, even. Then eventually my team fell apart and it's been like this ever since. Mac refuses to have a dedicated team. He's terrified of being responsible for other people. I don't mind, but no one wants to come with me anymore. It's unnecessarily complicated."