"We're on a magic island, with all sorts of other people," Layla told him.

"It can be a little confusing, so I'm here for you. To show you around and answer what questions I can."

It's the strangest thing in the world to say. I've told him all this before, never so straightforward. Always in cryptic half sentences, in actions he didn't understand and only vaguely trusted. I wonder if he's going to remember this conversation when he changes back.

Because he has to change back.