Whether or not Simon remembers, Cole doesn't plan to say much. Not this time. And he can't say whether it would be better to let him forget, to let him think it was instinct that led him to his sister.

Her suggestion makes him think — but they'll have to see. It's more important that she didn't tell him not to go.

"Wait here." Cool, dry stones, spirits that would follow her even if she tried to run. He knows she'll stay put, but he knows it'll be hard. So he says it anyway.