Mayerling holds Sharon close, familiar with the terrible reality of being able to do little about something inside someone that terrifies them, that they must live with so long as they live. It is his turn to comfort Sharon and to be there for her, to love her no matter the reality.

"It is not god," Mayerling says with complete certainty, "That is the desperate idea they clung to in order to feel powerful. Whether it is yours or something else inside you, you have mastered this power, this place, and made it yours, yours and yours alone. Fear is healthy, but nothing in Otherworld is stronger or more terrifying than you, you incredible wonderful person."

His sincerity fills his words and the bond between them. Whatever might be inside Sharon, Sharon is stronger and more powerful; Mayerling knows that fact deep in his heart and trusts it, trusts her. The fear may always be there. A place like Otherworld deserves respect at all times, much like the Frontier. It is hers but also a wild place, much as she is a wild person.