Whether it seemed like the right thing to say or not, to Roger, at least, it was what he needed to hear. "I'll keep to that promise here, too," he insisted. "Even if this is a place outside of time or reality or... however we're explaining it. Wherever and whenever I am, Padma, I'm yours. Always." He squeezed her hand, gently, and leaned closer- Devi was gone, yes, but he had his wife and he had to be the husband she deserved. She needed that- she'd earned that.