The twitch of his smile isn't a no. Anyone might have had a hard go after Broward - but nobility a fine salt to the wound.

"Anything like ravens?" Eager as a kid. A laugh dismisses his own question: "Maker, I'd know nothing of that either. Has to be a hell of a story, finding that knack. Got a round if you've time to tell."

It's an offer that half expects refusal. This has been something of an ambush; Vanya is keeping busy.