Siffrin.

[ He lets go now, turning fully so he can grab onto their shoulders. Maybe if he roots them to the earth, they'll fee more grounded.

Maybe. ]

The way time flows between stars is impossible to determine. When you return, 'tis possible that no time would have passed at all, or only a mere few seconds. You must be the one to free them and you will be.

I know it for certain.