[ Was it months? It feels like months Sebek may have been looking for him, but Silver has sort of lost track of time since he'd arrived. He bows his head slightly, already feeling guilty for worrying and troubling him this much. ]

I apologize I didn't let either you or Father know or– [ Blink, blink. Silver pinches his own forearm because he's starting to have serious doubts about whether or not this is all in fact a prolonged dream. He'd assumed this whole time, Malleus and he had really been spirited away, but what if he'd been wrong... ]

...I really don't know. Who would even dream about a scenario this elaborate? If it was Lord Malleus, he should have easily been able to detect it and break the spell.