"Can't you? Return, I mean. Is there something stopping you from going back, even if it is only briefly? It won't be your own time but it would be better than nothing." He would ask Marian at some point, if she would like to go with him and see it.
"It does. And though he is not my favourite person, running in to Gisborne when I first arrived did turn out to be somewhat beneficial, as opposed to someone I didn't know."
He picked up the tea when it was placed in front of him. "I don't think I have reason to distrust your judgement," he said impishly, before taking an experimental sip. "It's very good."