Being stranded in a new world is something else entirely, he definitely has to agree there. The last one he’d ended up in had been nothing but endless war… he really does wonder what’s happened, what’s become of Cecil and the others, whether they’ve finally succeeded. Would Cecil have returned home by now?

“True enough. Being in a new world also forces us to do things differently at times, perhaps react to things we never would have encountered back home…” There may be similarities here and there, but the differences are striking enough that he’s found himself unsure or surprised by things he’s seen or heard.