Liesel's question gave him pause, only because that was the worst part. "Anywhere in the city. As far as any of us know, there's nothing beyond it. No one has been able to leave, not purposefully," he explained. And there he was torn, because he longed for his own world, but at the same time he knew there was nothing for him to go back to. Even if he hadn't been dead back there.

"No," he added, startled from his thoughts. He smiled faintly, like his face wasn't made for it. "My guardian bought him for me. I didn't want him at first, but he is a true friend."