She was quiet and folded her hands before her. She hadn't done something like that in so long, and she hoped... oh, she hoped...

Madhuri was without her handkerchief and regretted it. The message was expressed the way she desired, but now she needed to see that the door was there and they needed only to step through it.

The tiefling slid off her hat. "Monika, dear, I haven't lived the life that I have without knowing when someone is in great pain. You talk of happy endings, and I truly believe it's what you desire. But that sadness you feel will always remain, so long as you stay here."

No bird enjoyed the bars of their cage.

"I've just made the impossible possible. I am the key... your key, Monika, and I'd love nothing more than to open that door for you."