And, eventually, Avedan comes wandering down the stairs. He has tea, and then he looks at Sylvi with a complicated expression.

"...Morning?" Blink. "...I got Kib discovering Aydanci was not straight, and some work on Charp and recursive golems and storks, what'd you get?"

"Lu finding Kidan, and then some more of Aydanci being depressing, and Kidan snuggling with Lu." Wince. "... The first meeting was - I'm sorry."

"Well - Kidan apologized, already, but - apology accepted from you too. She was coming on too strong, for that matter, I'm sorry."

"She'd thought he was - I dead forever," points out Avedan. "I understand."

"I didn't say her behavior was incomprehensible, I said I was sorry. Any future instances will have guidelines on how not to spook you."

"Yeah." Pause. "... Can I hug you?"

Sylvi holds out her arms. "Of course."

It's snuggly! Snuggle.

Snuggle.

"They worked it out eventually."

"Careful, spoilers," he snorts.

"Oh no!" she cackles.

"Don't tell me anything else, especially not if they get married or something!"

"My lips are sealed. You will never find out. Except when your randomly selected anachronic dreams tell you."

"No spoilers, dreams! No spoilers."

"What mechanism of learning this information would be sufficiently unspoilered?"

"It needs to go in exact order, of course."

"I am afraid I cannot help you. I am a failure as a 'bel."

"That's okay," he decides magnanimously. "I forgive you."

"You're so good to all of me."

"I am, aren't I." Snuggle, snuggle.

"We are lucky to have yous."

"We're lucky to have you, too. All of you. Collectively."