"No, they don't." She shakes her head. "I haven't been able to tell them. How... how do you say that to someone? They won't be able to change it, when they go home they won't even remember the warning..." She takes a deep, slow breath, forcing herself to calm. The whole thing makes her feel ill.

"Yes, he's here. Arrived not that long ago, and not for the first time, he says. So... you'll get more time with him. I don't know if... if he knows, though."