Almost let a little agreement slip too. Locked it back up at the last second and was pretty glad I didn't have the air to tempt me into a sigh of relief.

Wasn't that unusual for a bookkeeper to know things. And in a town like this even the smallest shop would get a little wind blowing in the dirt from the street. But the fine art of making a fella sing without asking him for the last dance was just a nod outside the know-how I'd given Philip on the way.

Right now I realised I couldn't trust my thoughts not to gush right out along with all the blood, so I followed along silently. If Kralie was gonna pick up a trail after this then I wanted to make damn sure that it was gonna lead away from me. Either of me.