[Magnus watches Taako work and he wonders if he should ask to help again, but Taako also seems like he needs something to punch. For the first time, Magnus is good out here.]

Sorry, Taako. It's not for forever though. At some point all this timey wimey bullshit will intersect and everything will catch up, and it'll be great.

But for now, uh... You can trust Lup. She won't hurt you. Believe me, that's the last thing she wants.

You're not back to square one because you have her now and you didn't have her before.