Creon was little more than a shadow by my side, hair and wings blending into the night. But his voice emerged unaffected from the darkness as he said, ‘It was the most amusing thing you’ve said in a century, though.’ Tared chuckled, sauntering back and forth between table and window. Naxi let out a high-strung, unnatural giggle. Agenor closed his eyes, sagged back in his chair, and muttered, ‘At least we’ll die diverted, then.’ ‘No one is dying yet,’ Lyn said irritably,
