[A statement weighted with feeling--the Fool needs time to wade through those emotions. His lips twist into a wan smile.]

She may yet return, [he offers gently, though he knows the danger of introducing such a hope to his friend. The Dreaming may not be a capricious entity, but its will is unpredictable, and there are no guarantees. Still--]

Perhaps it would help you, to work through your question even now. I will help, if I can.

[For the moment, he leaves X's statement about his daughter alone, though he will certainly not forget it.]