[It's pretty. It's an idle thought, but it's pretty and he thinks it suits her before his thoughts move on to something else.] Maybe that's what happened to everybody who came here before us. They wandered forever and they got lost without finding their way out.

[The Lotus was like that. A place where literal years could pass by and you wouldn't even notice or remember the passage of time. He frowns a little but he lifts a hand to touch the wall of the house to check how sturdy it is.] Not everybody would come back if something like losing memories freaked them out. As long as everybody's with at least one other person though it might not be so bad. [There's a returned, grateful smile then.] Percy. Nice to meet you.