‘And as Emelin clearly explained a minute ago, there’s a little more to those executions than—’ ‘Emelin is suspiciously silent, though, isn’t she?’ He turned to me, grinning like a man who’s just scored the winning point in a particularly exciting game of hearts and bells. ‘Almost as if she’s trying to hide something. Tell us, Emelin – are they true, the rumours? Did you fuck him?’

