“Stop that,” Brand said. “You’re going to give yourself frown lines.” “And that bothers you because . . . ?” “Because you’ll get old faster than me, which means you’ll get rejuvenation treatments before I need them, and through the wonder of the Companion bond, I’ll fucking end up looking twelve.” “Did you come up here for a reason?” “The water. And to tell you I pulled the research on the idiot scions.”