Kadaj winced when Apache punched Yylfordt. It had been long overdue, but it was still going to make the journey back tense. He really wished Yylfordt wouldn't wind Apache up; that would solve a lot of problems, but he did it to get a reaction out of her.

It was amazing she hadn't reacted like this before today, with some of the things he said.

"That's her speaking the only language he actually understands," Kadaj said, distantly, in response to Lea. He could speak two, of course, but things only seemed to sink in if they involved violence,