"He all but confirmed it when I confronted him about it on Tuesday," Steven says, doing much the same. "After Entrapta verified what had happened for me when we overnighted here on our way down to Azalea."

He's quiet for a moment before adding, "I guess maybe I was suspicious of everything with H— him because... well, I've been using Hythlodaeus for exposure therapy and I'm actually starting to like him."