*Meg's eyes widen in shock, pale and blue as she stares up at her father - far, far up, a great distance and in more ways than one.*

Je - *she begins, and then tries again, voice pitched as reassuringly as she can.*

Tu ne me perdre pas - je le promets! Tu ne peux pas -

*She fumbles around her neck for the necklace that brings her back to the Threshold; holds it up like a Talisman.*

Je toujours rentre. Toujours. C'est pour cela que j'ai celui-ci -