That is similar to what I have heard from those that I know as well. I suppose it is fortunate that our absence will not cause harm for the worlds we leave at home.

[Venti has fallen asleep for 500 years in the past, but Xiao vanishing for even a week would be troubling, let alone a whole year.]

Indeed, it is. I have been told to consider this time like something of a vacation, though I admit that I am unfamiliar with what to do with all the spare time I suddenly find on my hands.