"I'm not jealous, I just liked being the biggest guy in the building," Matthias teases back, and kisses Dutch quickly on mouth in parting. She likes to greet him with a kiss on the cheek, and he's found he likes even the brief, affectionate kisses as much as the real ones. Well, almost as much. "We'll see you downstairs."

He motions for Damen to follow him. "I'll explain on our way. The keys to your apartment," he repeats, bringing Damen through the bedroom, into the living room, and out of Dutch's apartment and into the hallway. "It'll be like the one we were just in. That's Dutch's. It's like a lot of small houses in one large building."

He pauses, but decides on taking Damen down the stairs instead of the elevator. One less thing to explain.

"And there is no wall. We're kept here by magic."