"Okay, so good news and bad news - Dragon's mother decided she didn't want her son dating a murderer, so she broke off the engagement."

"Wow," Zephyr said, her eyebrows lifting. "So you don't have to marry him? That's great, Liss. What's the bad news?"

"Well, that is the bad news. According to Ismene, anyway."

"That doesn't count! What about Nereus?"

Lysandra shrugged. "Well, on one of the days when I had to meet with Remiel and his family, he basically asked me ...