“I should never have allowed her to go off without me, whatever the little dream-walker said she saw,” said Tybalt, slowly taking his hands away from my face. He didn’t move away; I could still feel his presence, warm and close and comforting. “She always gets herself into trouble when I’m not around.” “Be fair to yourself, kitty-cat,” said the Luidaeg. “She gets into trouble when you are around. She gets into trouble like my father is paying her for it.”

