"Of course, of course...one moment..." Ivy reached up, taking the mugs and setting them on the table. But when he asked his question, she shook her head. "Ah, no. Actually, we left yesterday. See, humanity and the other races have learned how, with powerful spellcasters, to open gates directly from one star system to another. Yesterday morning I was in my apartment back on another world. Mind, it still isn't easy...my employer can't open them easily, and it exhausts her for most of the day to just open a portal for a few moments, but it can be done."