Chris cracked a grin, and threw his free arm about Darius’ shoulders.

“Oh, you darling Carringtons! Really, the emphasis some middle-class idiots have on charity is absurd. Why, I could swear a couple of our friends think their civic duty involves bending over for those fishermen.”

More like his London compatriots realized the fish weren’t left to rot as long here, but who was he to let truth get in the way of a good story?

The rock had one little black particle in it that seemed to peer back at Darius.