[There is another moment of silence, a still stretch while he takes in the way she closes off, all of the eager questions stopped.]

If it is a power that transcends your universe, it will likely come back to you. Cathaway may be able to assist you in understanding what is dulling your sense. If it is something drawn from your environment, you may not be able to feel it here.

[He didn't believe the second option the most likely, but he would not disguise the possibility from her. Loss was a part of this, unfortunate as it was. They hadn't died, but there was a cost in it.]