Juniper: Thorn! She tried to kill me!

Thorn: Which is why she’s getting an armed escort to the nearest gate. There’s nothing else to do. She claims she isn’t here to kill Stanczia and Imri . . .

. . . and sure enough, when I saw them a few minutes ago, they were perfectly fine.

So we’ll see you out. You can reassume the heartaxe once we’re off embassy grounds. Any questions?

Agent D: May I make the slightest little detour before we depart?

You see, I got in by rigging, er, winning a “Meet The Author” contest, and I never did get to meet Astrid Rødlund, so —

Violet: I think I speak for all Holger Saga fans when I say: NO.