The Extremely Happy Time Machine

Previously

…Lily smiled, her heart already thrumming with the thrill of a new adventure. She looked at Sir Reginald, who, for the first time since they’d met him, didn’t look quite so much like a grumpy knight, but more like a man who had lost a dear friend. “We’ll find him, Sir Reginald,” she promised, her voice firm and reassuring. “We’ll bring back your laughter.” The knight looked at her, a flicker of something akin to gratitude in his eyes. He still looked formidable, but the hard edges of his grumpiness had softened, revealing the lonely man beneath. The hall, for the first time that evening, felt a little less hollow. The quest had begun.