"I wonder," he started, before shaking his head. "Never mind. It don't matter." Whether Corbie could understand that bit or not, he couldn't say, darker emotions rising through his usual carefulness. He really didn't need to think whether this Felix that weren't his Felix had known a Malkar.

"Is that Coby?" he asked, his gaze having gone to anything that would distract him from thoughts he really fucking didn't want. "Kethe, what's he wearin'?"