[Devin is immensely relieved to hear from the Fool, but it takes him a little while to figure out his response. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.]
I wish I could have done more. I wasn't sure I'd hear from you.
[He wouldn't have begrudged the Fool from never wishing to see him again, or at least being angry. A second message arrives before too long.]
I holed myself up in the mountains for almost a week, when something similar happened to me here. The Dreaming doesn't pull it's punches.
[It's an offer as well as an explanation: he had not wanted to be around anyone for days and days, so he's not surprised that the Fool has left the city.]
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I wish I could have done more. I wasn't sure I'd hear from you.
[He wouldn't have begrudged the Fool from never wishing to see him again, or at least being angry. A second message arrives before too long.]
I holed myself up in the mountains for almost a week, when something similar happened to me here. The Dreaming doesn't pull it's punches.
[It's an offer as well as an explanation: he had not wanted to be around anyone for days and days, so he's not surprised that the Fool has left the city.]