Loren's eyes suddenly reminded Katelina of Jorick's: full of nosy curiosity.

"Does Verchiel know me? Of course he doesn't!" When Loren's grin got bigger, she snapped, "Quit being an idiot."

He snickered and leaned back on his arms. "When he took you, Jorick was pretty pissed, you know. He was raging, determined the guy was gonna kill you, or molest you, or haul you off to Timbuktu and keep you forever, or some shit. I mean, I've seen his weird fits before, but some of ...