"I wish it were that simple," Cedric really did. He wanted to live. "But I don't think they'll stop until I'm dead. I'd have to think of an escape, and even then...it might ruin the flow of time."

He's still not entirely sure what he's going to do. "I'll need some time to consider it, I think. Sounds like it'll be a while yet for us."

With that, he cast another ring of bubbles and gazed up at them. "Will you be all right, going back?"