Because it's Barry. It's not like Phandalin was full of Barrys like Rockport was full of Tom Bodetts.

[He has a point though-- Taako wouldn't have known, none of them did.]

They're not just any liches, Taako. They're family! Maybe what they did was quote-unquote forbidden or whatever, but who gives a damn if they're protecting everyone?

We all lost something and it wasn't just those years that were taken from us. [It feels bad to point this out to Taako, who in Magnus' opinion lost more than anyone else.] The difference is that they got to choose this time.