She has few friends. Kerry and Niran's friends have gone to different parts of the world. She now moves too often to have any semblance of friendship with anyone. Previously, Anna owned her attention, but now new ones have been added to her - her favorite pastime and constant concentration on the world around her.

“They have no reason to reveal the secret of our existence. The word of this world keeps everyone without exception.

“I wonder if Clayton would have agreed to use me and Anna as bait just to stop all this?”

She gets a reproachful look. Alex sees him in a large mirror.

“Don't exaggerate, you're just...