"I have no desire to hit you, Azkadellia. If I see him again, I will do everything I can to help him, but I will be punching him in the face first. He destroyed my life, such as it was.

"Not forever. Nothing is forever. I think you just need a chance to be the child you weren't allowed to be." He patted her hand again. "My door's enchanted to stop things slipping through. I had an incident with Cornish pixies once that I never want to repeat."