Lea grinned at Saix, but didn't offer anything else. He waited, to see if there was another supposed bombshell their host wanted to drop on them before he went away and left them to talk about him at their leisure like even he must know they would.

He also wondered how long they would have to wait before it was polite to go down and avail themselves of the restaurant. He was starving. The trip hadn't been a short one, they hadn't bothered packing any snacks and the drive had parched him even though his mind had been occupied staring out of the car window like a horrible cross between a tourist and a dog.