Ariadne had been accused of a lot of things in her life. Being a figment of someone's imagination was definitely a new one, though. She wasn't sure whether or not to be offended, but since she generally saw the best in people, she decided against it.

At least he wasn't coming at her with a knife.

Sometimes, that happened to Alastrians.

"I don't know," she replied. "I think it matters very much to me that I'm real." A pause. "I can prove it, I think."