"Great," she says. She picks up the flute from the table and passes it to him, then pulls one of her own out of thin air, following it by a box of very fancy looking chocolates.

"I guess I can live with not being agreed with," she says, offering the chocolates to him. "I mean, I'm gonna have to, aren't I? I'm out of the game and so's MALBOLGE--and with the mood xie's in after Harrogate, I'd rather keep away for a little."