Loved the whole chapter, but I have to point out that every time I think you've laid the best cliffhanger on us that you can, you surprise me. That last line, "He took a deep breath, and began," especially with the line before about all the questions swarming in his brain, is so amazingly "open."
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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