Well that was terribly ominous when you stopped to think about it. Hiding something or nothing... Caelan wasn’t sure what he preferred, but he certainly would be happier knowing the answers. “That sounds like an awful mess, no one should be used.” He added with a rare grimace, too used to walking into a situation where that was the case. He’d have raised a particular brand of hell if he were from Arkady’s world. To use someone without their knowledge with the intent to throw away and replace was very rude...

“It’s hard to see where the Aspects are concerned. Maybe they know more — I’d be inclined to believe they at least know something more — or maybe they’re being kept in the dark too.” He shrugged lightly, “But I intend to figure it out, poke around enough and eventually you find a crack to use to your advantage.”

There was something to be said for a group made up of all sorts, even those who weren’t clever were integral to keeping the works running. Even if some were just the glue holding everyone together, they were important... at least to Caelan. “I’m sorry you’ve been separated from them then, have you never found yourself in a world where any of them appeared as well?” He asked because there was still a part of him that hoped others from his group might show up, the selkie certainly would have felt better to have a couple of them near.

As for rebuilding, he smiled wryly. “And that is why I have a hard time trusting what they’ve been saying. They clearly have considerable power of some kind.” They’d have to if they could bring so many people here.