If it does work, I'm not going to force anyone home, you know.

( Ironically, Esikko doesn't want to go home either. But that's not something he wants to admit out loud, because it's not something he wants to have to explain, so this is all he gives. At the question, at least, he can answer in more detail. )

I've been able to find out a fair amount on the House already, with minimal interference, and I've been able to alter things like time and fate in my own realm. Even still, it's not something straightforward. It's only a 50% chance of any sort of successful traveling between realms, considering there's a lot I haven't been able to dig for.

( He's so much more focused when he talks about his magic, and it's clear in his tone, his steadier voice. )

But as for risks... It would be difficult for me to list every possibility, but rest assured the majority of it would be risk for me. My body is weak, so it's a strain to do magic like this, but I shouldn't die.

And even if I did, I have things in place to come back on my own terms. I've done that before.

( He sighs a little. ) Nothing is ever certain, even when you think it is. This is no different.