[He's quiet for a moment, glancing around their environment. Hmm...this is a good clearing but not good enough. Gotta keep looking.]

A promise. That once the Fog God is defeated and we return to our universe...we wake up and this bond remains just as strong there as it has grown here. No matter the state things exist in or what transpires.

[Apparently he isn't done assaulting you with the cheese yet, though he's completely serious as he says this. Even if there's just the slightest of color in his cheeks.]