Well, she wasn't that old, or that young, but he really didn't want to see a girl her age already having children. Not when she was still at school. For magical ... lessons.
"Quite honestly there are quite few things that would be better than ripping a hole in time and space." He paused, then looked at her seriously. "Dying is easy, my Lady Hermione. Living is harder."
He thought about that - what was worse, knowing about magic and being terrified by it, or not knowing about the threat that was just beyond your reach? Either one posed advantages -- and horrible costs. "Hmmm. I think I would prefer to live in my world then -- no offense to your government, but I would prefer to know what I am dealing with. Even if they are better organized."
He glanced over at her, and his gaze softened again. "We will find a way to get you all back home. I am not sure the when, but I know it will happen."
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"Quite honestly there are quite few things that would be better than ripping a hole in time and space." He paused, then looked at her seriously. "Dying is easy, my Lady Hermione. Living is harder."
He thought about that - what was worse, knowing about magic and being terrified by it, or not knowing about the threat that was just beyond your reach? Either one posed advantages -- and horrible costs. "Hmmm. I think I would prefer to live in my world then -- no offense to your government, but I would prefer to know what I am dealing with. Even if they are better organized."
He glanced over at her, and his gaze softened again. "We will find a way to get you all back home. I am not sure the when, but I know it will happen."