"If one should ever need proof," Ignis drawled back, almost as quiet, since already, even though his was incredibly aware of the other bodies around them as they moved out of a necessity, they had faded away to mere vague shadows as if Liliana were the only person in the world, "on how much of a difference even a few scant minutes can make...

"And I almost didn't come; what a pitiable turn of events that would have been."