"I'm sorry, Nori. I'd a known you were somewhere locked away, woulda come and gotten you, no matter what." Remy'd done a lot of bad things, but he'd never left a friend, or a student, behind. He gently stroked her hair, holding her close, and just breathing, hoping he could find a way he help her get home, help her somehow. That sound in her voice, that had torn inside him, and he just held her close, feeling a need to do so himself, too.

"Not going anywhere, dat's for sure, okay?"