With confusion threatening to overwhelm her and the shock of Rochefort's betrayal still lingering as well, there was little for Anne to do but simply trust in what Aramis was telling her, however mad it might seem. Disappearing doors, portals, other times… it was all too much to process with so much fear crawling beneath her skin.

"I don't understand," she admitted, allowing herself to be led. "I don't understand what's happening. Are you telling me that I might not be able to return?"