... and his mouth screws up tight, as his whole body stiffens and his eyes turn to petrified wood, as he shakes his head as if to clear it, with a low growl. It's not right, that everyone knows what he said, whatever his intentions, while Drake's insults fly entirely under the radar. For someone who'd insist he's as luckless as Magpie himself, he certainly has Ren's own luck.

But then, when has right ever come into anything? Get stabbed, eat the knife, pick yourself up and move on. That's all there is. "Wanting something won't make it so. There's too much between us. He has no more love for me than I do for him."