Yes, that Koschei. Yes, he gets that a lot. Aleksei is an Islander, and the only son of the Isle's original resident, Koschei the Deathless.

If you can bear to hear the words you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop, and build ‘em up with worn-out tools...

--Rudyard Kipling