Alaric
Reid requested another meeting with Bear two days later, and this time Bear brought the request straight to me before agreeing to hear him out.
"He mentioned a family resemblance," Bear said, watching my reaction carefully. "Some stranger who came by, apparently upset, apparently connected to Finch somehow. Says it confirmed something for him, though he wouldn't say what exactly."
*[Grant,]* Rook said, low, immediate. *[He saw part of it.]*
*I know.*
I kept my expression carefully neutral, though the news settled cold in my chest. Grant's reckless visit had apparently cost us more than either Marlowe or I had accounted for in the moment, and I understood, hearing Bear's report, that Reid's patience was very nearly spent.
"I'll handle it," I said.
"You keep saying that." Bear'
