Of course he knows. And of course Darcy isn't saying anything beforehand, because she knows, this must be exhausting for them too and as nervewracking as Helena would feel sitting down with her own parent, but something in her desperately wishes they would. Not saying anything to anyone yet has been torturous - all those people in books who hid things for so long, they must have had nerves of steel to not let it slip.

She's about to shatter in this environment. Give her the most malicious hunter to pursue her, and in this state, she thinks she could outrun them for hours, too alert.

"There's some good news to share," she offers, hoping that's enough of a lead-in for Darcy to pick up. If not...oh, this should have been a much more lighthearted conversation.