"I think if he'd found a way, he would have told us first," Ariadne said. Admittedly, she didn't know everything there was to know about Marcel. He had a funny smell. But he also had a kind heart. Ariadne had been able to gauge that much about him. And anything self-serving he'd done had also helped to serve the Rifters as well. Occasionally, selfishness and selflessness could align. Not often. But every once in awhile.

She scowled a little. "Although, I will admit, I'd never considered maybe accidentally falling back through one, the same way we came here."