Is that so... Maybe the numbers are even fewer than I had imagined.

[His expression takes on a thoughtful cast. Sure, he's considered this a couple of times before, but not deeply, and not in conversation. How many mirrorbound came through the mirrors the first time? Of them, how many are left? And why couldn't he be one of the dozens no longer present?

There's really no use lamenting it, or even thinking too hard on it unless it's a clue that can turn the key on the passage to his way home. He's here and he needs to keep dealing with it. Contemplating it bathes people like Elliot into a new light. It must be something akin to a sense of... kinship? Some kind of exclusive ground shared with those who have experienced this journey's ups and downs since day one. The rhythmic pump of oars steers the boat forward.]

Magic takes time to master, and bodies take time to develop. What a shame for this world to lose all of that potential.