"I do not know. But whatever he looks for out there does not compare with what he finds here. He does return, does he not?" It was rhetorical. Because she ninja hankied Alison's cheeks.

"I don't think he's restrained around you." Outside of abiding by Alison's sense of public decorum. "You represent his ultimate freedom. You are not from the world he is. You were not chosen for him."