Mar'i is not sure how long she has been following Delirium. She doesn't dare to take her eyes off Delirium for a moment. No glances aside, despite the fact that she would enjoy the journey under other circumstances. She wishes she knew. She's worried about how long she's been away from home. She's worried that she's spending too much time
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All right, now what?
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A gesture, and a table constructs itself out of nothingness, then two chairs. He reaches into his makeshift travelpack and pulls out a lump of cheese, a loaf of good bread, and a couple of knives.
Asiago? It's quite fresh.
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He neatly carves a few slices off the loaf, and cuts up a slice of cheese to make an impromptu sandwich.
So, you're here because...
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Sorry. It's just - well, this is hardly the first time somebody has worried about that happening.
He takes a bite of his sandwich.
Needs some mortadella.
And it appears. He opens his sandwich and places some slices of meat in it.
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She cannot hide her tears, not even for the sake of diplomacy.
"My universe," she finally manages to say, "was destroyed by him. Your brother took me into his service because he worried about you being in danger, not to mention the rest of creation."
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But these concerns, ultimately, are very overblown. If one universe is destroyed, that's one against an infinite number. Considered in the scope of infinity, you have to understand that whatever this "usurper" is doing, in the end, it's still going to amount to nearly nothing - and all of it should be reversible.
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I'm sorry, this must sound horribly cold, and I don't intend for it to sound that way. It's just a matter of scale. You understand?
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Remember, we each in our way define and control our opposite by embodying what we do. Death defines Life, therefore she has power over it. Dream defines Reality, therefore he has power over it. And I define Creation. I'm sure you follow.
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He's broken nothing. He's merely bent a few rules. Rules bend back.
And another bite of sandwich.
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