"That's better. You're too clever for your own good, Amelia. I knew you'd sort it out."

And if it took his getting up from the Endless Dream to do so, well, Frederick doesn't much mind the journey. Looking back may not be something he's good at but the ragtag group he assembled so many moons ago in Masarra were as close to a family as he had in many a season. He does not mind tending to them in these small ways.

"I think it's best we part now, before this...strangeness. Fades on its own. You've had enough sudden farewells. At least let this one be planned."