"Pretty far but you do have to adjust for circumstances. But I don't know how Aaron would do this or why his circumstances would suggest it so I don't actually think it's him, I just don't have more guesses going spare."

"One imagines they'll be able to figure it out once they find us." But he's frowning.

"There's... some reason to believe the universe likes to arrange for people to meet when it thinks they should date. Aaron and Susannah met in a really improbable way. And Miranda looked really hard for Pelape but couldn't find her, only Kefin could. But you're already married, and that one is dead, and it still doesn't explain the Kitties."

"Is your sister married?" he asks Eskillimi.

<No.> Who knew that butter was so delicious? Not Eskillimi, who also did not know it was supposed to go on rolls!

"Guess we can ask the other Andalite when we go back outside."

<Um. He didn't seem very friendly.> Parsley!!!! Was it a garnish? Who cares?

"Right, but he's clearly an ingredient of whatever's going on here. Also if I lean at all on the alts thing it's very unlikely he'll hurt people who don't attack him."

"I didn't attack him! I didn't even say boo!"

"He got kidnapped. Not by us but to us. I would've cast a dangerous spell when I arrived if I had one. Khemet will probably kill everyone in the vicinity in the first second if they grab him. But not once things have been clarified."

"Do... we need to set up elaborate precautions in case Khemet, whoever he is, should also appear? We don't know for sure yet that it's just the three templates."

"If you have such precautions, yes, you should."

"Well, what exactly would he be doing, I don't know if we do or not."

"Is he somebody we know?"

"My oldest brother?"

"Oh, a Timothy."

"Your Timothy would if he appeared in our yard murder everyone? ...maybe Michael and Rebecca should take the kids somewhere."

"Everyone nonlawful in a forty-foot radius, at least, I'd expect. He'd fix it once he was convinced he wasn't in danger. It is possible they could do that."

"Please go tell Michael about what's been going on and that he might want to take the kids out on any outings he's had in mind or something," Miranda tells the nearest elf. The elf bows and disappears to do that.

"Is your Timothy a really murdery person?"

"The pharaoh is a bad person to kidnap not because of his character but because of his abilities and the stakes if something happens to him."

"I know how to kill people with magic too and I would not immediately murder everyone if I got unexpectedly Apparated! Where is Timothy now, anyway -"

"Somewhere on the continent, I don't have his exact itinerary."

"I'll forward him the current summary my parents have," says Hala. "They're on their way, so's Aunt Klimati."

"What does he do?"