"Mundane?" Who did this guy think he was? Was this somehow normal in this man's -- this Time Travel Man's -- world? It made Albel's head hurt.

He grunted and closed his eyes again. "I don't know about a 'typical shift' -- but where I'm from, people don't just travel back in time. Even if they could, wouldn't it risk somehow damaging things in the future?"

Although, if he could have gone back and saved his father.... No. Don't even think about that.