Yes. (Okay, if he knows about that, Lucretia probably doesn't have to fill him in on much more. That's good. The fire is definitely enjoying her explanation though.)

Lately, it has been... gaining distance in strides. (Her tone is casual; there is nothing to suggest how horrifying this statement is to Lucretia, who spends every new cycle they begin filled with dread. How much time will they have in this one? The Hunger is showing up faster and faster. Their rate of success in finding the Light is getting shakier.)

I think it has learned how to successfully pinpoint us with greater accuracy. It has been seventy-eight years, after all. (She sighs, and stares into the fire for a moment.) I... don't know when it will end. None of us do; but it feels like some kind of... ending is building.