Alfred paused; he knew Dionisia and her whole backstory with Zelda, and had a rather complicated backstory with her himself (complicated because the time lapse last February had complicated things, not complicated in the way things with Jo were complicated). He hadn't expected any help from this quarter, mostly because Dionisia was married to Ari and Ari had never shown any sign of warming to him since hexing him in a hospital supply closet. If Zelda thought it was possible, though, then maybe it was.

"Oh," he said, visibly brightening. "Alright. If you want. If she can. If you think she will," he said. He was not really sure which of those things he'd meant to say, but it didn't really matter. Zelda would understand. He was grinning again.