After Bucky dug a hole, Leviathan settled a bulb in it, gently covering it over. The real question here was how honestly he should reply. Things had just been settling down at home, and he'd been happy for the first time in many years.

"I'd just reconciled with a loved one," he said. "We'd spent too many years apart, for no good reason. In fact, a lot of problems in my life were being solved." He was careful to avoid mentioning hell or any other specifics. While he wasn't ashamed of being a demon, he didn't want to overwhelm a complete stranger, especially not one who seemed so kind.

"I must admit, I'm not too surprised at the idea of multiple worlds," he admitted. "I've heard of and seen far stranger things."