“Ah, so this was none of it true?” Cyprien said to Sam, dismayed. “This was all just for . . . what, directions? You could have just asked, you know.” “And what, you would have told me?” Sam said tartly. “Ah, no,” he said, flashing a grin. “It’s only I was falling for you a little. And that’s embarrassing, when you were only after one thing, after all—and not the one thing I was hoping for.” “You were not,” Sam protested, blushing. “It was as much a game to you as to me.” Cyprien winced theatrically. “And here I thought you wouldn’t break my heart!”
