All the better that Purasraya remained in business.

"Remember when we were talking about sharing my feelings with coworkers and other Heroes? Just over a month ago, we were transported to the southern half of the continent and I was stuck with four others. I ended up talking about myself with one of them late at night, and just as you said, I felt incredibly relieved!"

Not once had he ever spoke about his childhood with anyone, other than a few details here and there with Purasraya. His distaste of magic stemmed from being bullied for being a non-magical Teensie and seeing how lazy the residents of his world became due to an overreliance on magic, but Ellie went deeper with that.

"It does feel good to know that there's someone willing to take me back to their world if everything goes to hell on this one."