Of course he needed to go back. Things would logically be easier to deal with.. away. Devi still felt slighted by the city snatching him away - there was a prime ripe time to ease things somehow, the possibility would have arose but the multiverse had other plans. Perhaps it was better. Caius had his distance. He had a sea's worth of it.

The subtle, tinged with anger pain made her quieter and more reserved with her animation but no part of her planned on upsetting whatever balance they struck. With limited options, she would choose the one of least resistance.

She nodded as he finished.

"I'm glad you got to go home when you were needed. Are they going to be fine without you? You didn't get pulled back at a bad time?"

Why did she care? Oh right, because he did.