“I did it,” Julien said when he raised his head, and Priest was close enough to see the darker ring of jade around Julien’s irises—they were extraordinary, but then again, so was his entire face. “You did what?” “I found something I liked better than me right now,” he said, reminding Priest of the last conversation they’d had. “And what’s that?” Priest said, and felt his heart almost stop when Julien
