(Her smile fades for a moment, uncertainty creeping back in. So Beverly does want to stay here, for whatever reason. Surely she knows that Lucretia can't? That she needs to go home the moment the portal opens to her, just as Beverly did?)
Iā Beverly, I can't stay here. Remember? (It has been nine years! She had always kept this perfectly clear, though. She swallows, smooths her thumb across Beverly's shoulder. Clearly she hasn't quite grasped the meaning of the word 'wherever'.) I don't... want to leave you, but I'm needed, back home. I have to go back and put things right.
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(Her smile fades for a moment, uncertainty creeping back in. So Beverly does want to stay here, for whatever reason. Surely she knows that Lucretia can't? That she needs to go home the moment the portal opens to her, just as Beverly did?)
Iā Beverly, I can't stay here. Remember? (It has been nine years! She had always kept this perfectly clear, though. She swallows, smooths her thumb across Beverly's shoulder. Clearly she hasn't quite grasped the meaning of the word 'wherever'.) I don't... want to leave you, but I'm needed, back home. I have to go back and put things right.