“She didn’t agree to this,” are the first words out of his mouth. “As soon as we’re finished, we’ll be joining you, so you’d better—” “If you know Violet so well, you’d know I’m quite well put in my place by this point,” I cut in, which seems to silence him. “Just when you form a plan of action, she does or says something that shatters that plan and leaves you fumbling around in the damn dark with no night vision.”