[ It was certainly a change, that was for sure, but he enjoyed it. There was something nice about the dynamic they'd all grown into since leaving Malice. ]

Are you sure about that? Monarch seems to think she'll distract me, and I don't want him getting pissed if I brought her over. [ Removing the cigarette a moment, he added. ] I don't know, it just didn't seem like I was allowed? I don't know if that's the right word, but it fits.

Before this last trip to Trenton, I hadn't seen her since the start of the Morpho mess. [ So, at least a few months. ]