Hythlodaeus's expression softens. "He has been alone for a very long time, and much has made him act in ways that ... made a younger him upset to think of. But even millennia of that could not alter him completely. And I am glad that recreation of me could provide relief, both on my account and on his."

Because it has ever been the way with the two of them, Hythlodaeus interfacing between Hades and the rest of the world, when necessary, but the intent was, as far as he can see, Hades's also in that situation.

He perks up slightly at attention with her answer, nodding slightly. "Even on the moon, I was still bound to Etheirys, so this would be the first time truly away from our star." He has learned that he would go to Ultima Thule, but he has not done so yet.