Yes. He is present. They were past. She frowned, tapping at her lips. "I do remember, yes. And the basic problem is exactly what you said, that we cannot see time. Even my visions were glimpses along a branching path forward, not of the wholeness of time and space. Your people's perception is beyond mine." A shae of her head. "And good. I don't like deceiving you or holding back, but ... I knew it would only be temporary and didn't want you uncomfortable."

She snorted, raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you used to the impossible being possible here, Doctor?"