Gaunt lit another cigarette. They were stale as hell, but he didn't really mind.

"I'm not sure how much 'hopes and dreams' she really lives on, but it seems like it would be step up for her anyway. And think of it this way, it's a quick ticket to the future. You know some of us just have to roll with the slow flow of years. Do you have any idea what business was like for me over 100 years ago? Nowhere near as exciting as it is now. What I would have given for a time skip back then."

Gaunt gave a smile that wouldn't have been pleasant even if he still looked human.

"But I suppose the complete destruction of the multi-verse is worth the immediate return to your home with the other witches you hate so much."