Did he feel bad lying to Nisa? Fuck no. Did he feel the slightest bit wary about her investigating this? In truth, he figured it was too absurd a claim to possibly take seriously – the aim was to shut down the conversation about this mysterious lover’s actual identity, not to send her investigating.

It wasn’t a very well thought out plan.

But the topic changed, and so clearly it a success.

It was Aslan’s turn to side-eye his sibling when she got defensive. Had she sent her maid to kill him, or was the maid just prone to that herself? Lovely. London it was.

“Just trying to get to know someone who is important to you, Nettie.”

He stuck his hands in his pockets once more as they walked.