Seventy Five

I frowned at him, and exchanged a quick glance with Cole, wondering what anything this man had to say would have to do with me, but Cole sighed, standing up and gesturing for me to follow. I gave him a confused look as we followed the two of them up to Thane's office, but he only shrugged, not seeming to have any insight to offer.

As Cole closed the door beside us, the rest of us took a seat, Yannick stretching out casually, seeming to feel quite at home. "We're one short," he said simply, and Thane stared at him, "He's otherwise occupied," he answered, and Yannick raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Whatever it is, I'm sure this will be far more important," he said, watching as Thane bristled with anger.

"I'd be able to judge that myself, if you'd bother to tell us why you're here," he said impatiently, but Yannick only smiled casually, tilting his head towards me. "I've been hearing a lot of rumours lately," he said, making Thane roll his eyes, clearly fed up with the indirect answers. "Some