If nothing else, the universe has apparently decided to apologize for all the bad it throws at him constantly. It gave him back Charley, if only for a little while. No strings, no tricks. It's 100% her and she's here in the same situation he is.

And she, oh she treasures that smile, the kind that gets all the way to his eyes and crinkles the little crows feet there.

"I don't know, I've never been to a festival in a mythological world before. Ooo! We should see if there's a magician somewhere! I love magic tricks, they're so fun to try to figure out."