Cynthia Dion: 

Just when I thought he'd finally depart, having already stepped out the door, I witnessed him returning, wearing a visibly distressed expression. It didn't take more than a few minutes; he quite literally came back immediately.

"Why have you come back?" I whispered sharply.

"I'm not going anywhere," he replied with a harsh tone.

"Of course he's not going anywhere. You have him in your grip," as Mara started to speak again, Atticus silenced her with a ...