Mara is not surprised. Saddened, but not surprised. It was too much to hope he's just seeing things. His imagination can go pretty wild, but he wouldn't ruin his own garden without a good reason. And he would have remembered if he had one.

"You see the cracks too now, don't you?"

He passes his hand over Wilhelm's fingers still gripping his shoulder. A soothing gesture. A much for him as it is for his brother.

"Come, we should check your domain. Mine changed after those up there appeared."