[he can't see why she would giggle at that statement; he was being truthful and sincere. he wouldn't treat such a thing lightly.]

Let's just say the trouble isn't exactly what you'd expect. It's...difficult to explain, but that device you're using to talk to me right now is part of it. It's not exactly different from the telemo in basic function, I've heard, but this device is connected to some kind of plot that steals people from their worlds, as it has with Croix and myself, and puts them into situations where the danger can range from absolutely nothing to someone will die at any second and we don't know when. Right now, we're in one of those lulls, but I don't doubt that something will change that very soon.