While I love getting back to the main story and finally getting Thomas and Agnes united, it shouldn't have been in a time-limited quest. What about all the kingdoms where they don't make it?
It was the same with Gemma. About a year ago she vanished into another realm, and in spite of a lot of hard work involving purple onyx my ruler didn't manage to save her in time, and she was forever lost. Until a few months ago where she (or someone pretending to be her) suddenly appeared and talked about collecting toys as if nothing had happened. Although my ruler was shocked she managed to keep a straight face. But we don't trust that new Gemma