[The moment he sees the first signs of that Teleport, Cecil tries to reach out, though his efforts are ultimately useless. Was he trying to stop Ceodore from running away? Or to beg him not to leave him alone?

...No matter, now. There is not enough bread for dinner in the house, and Cecil is the only one there to go buy it. An if he happens to walk by the clinic as he shops... Well, that's their problem, not his.]