[ he finishes adding this batch of books, and then sets a jar with fresh flowers down next to the shelf, sitting back and just - staring at it all, maybe through it. thinking - What would he say, now..? ]

... Rondo is the kinda person that's gonna look out for us, wherever they've wound up. He's gonna get us as many answers as he can from the other side, and he's gonna be rootin' for us. Karlach, too, is gonna worry for us, with everyone else. And once they've had time to talk about what happened...

[ he takes a deep breath. ]

They're gonna tear down the veil between us and them. So we gotta keep goin'. Take care of each other, through better or worse, and not let anyone think that they're alone. [ facing away, he reaches up to scrub at his eyes for a moment. ] We gotta be able to welcome 'em back so that we can put an end to all of this together.

I'm gonna keep believin' in that. Same way they'd keep believin' in us.