Biffy nodded somberly. Dorian had gone and he could not fault his lover for it. Though Dorian Pavus was no wolf, he fared just as poorly in captivity; Biffy had seen it in the seething rage that he'd turned upon Kirin and doubted it would be enough.

So many people that night, so many emotions. Some had been sad and scared. Some had been burning with anger. All of them had been hurt.

"How are you faring, after that?" Because after all, Krem had been a victim of Kirin's wretched deeds too. "And your...ward sounds like something from a workhouse but I cannot find another one."