[It doesn't matter where it comes from, just that it existed. Just like all of these relationships in Grimm's letter. Out of everything that was what he wanted remembered.

Bright like a flame, Grimm had written. All of them.]

A nice kind of weirdo. I would have liked to meet him a little longer.

[Because Alderic belongs here. He's the past and the future and once Grimm agrees to the terms of leaving, he'll vanish. But that's okay. They'll meet again.]

You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. It's your choice.

[As always.]