“Well,” Albion said, “I know how tired you both must be, so sit, sit, and I’ll be as succinct as possible.” They sat, while Lord Albion rested a hip against the edge of his desk, looking down at them with calm assessment clear in his eyes. “I’m afraid you made a serious mistake today.” “Sire?” Grimm said. “You proved yourself extraordinarily capable, Captain,” Albion said. “I can hardly let something like that go unremarked.”
