Vira-Lorr, for all that the final story had not played out the way that she had wished, with only a few exceptions had no judgments. She was unsure about the form this world took, and how it reflected Julia's grandmother so much, but for the moment she was looking for the positives. "They did. It's a rather ... quaint looking beach at least."

She nodded at the confusion, reaching up to tap her lips. "The fact that he has it makes me think this is intentional, some aspect of what we are. I don't know that he'd have a heart, but having this? It would mean we're somehow affected ourselves. The question is what these changes mean."