was quick.’ He raised his head. ‘We should probably leave,’ I said, realizing as I looked about for my belongings that I didn’t actually have any. ‘Why?’ Snorri swung his legs over the side of the bed and sat up, the structure creaking alarmingly beneath him. ‘Uh …’ I leaned back out into the corridor, looking for the approach of guardsmen. ‘I may have …’ ‘Not the queen?’ Snorri

