"It was. Ultimately, each of us had a part to play, even if Rex was the key." And shhhh, she'd probably been one of the most powerful magi of her era at that point, but she wasn't going to add that. This felt like a good moment for humility. "But you're right. The other you will almost certainly have a good role to play."

"And we definitely should keep that hope alive. This place, after all, is rather safe as a vacation in a way, is it not?"