Ghastly stumbled just as the floor came to a halt underground, which Tanith found odd because the ride down had been as smooth as anything she'd ever experienced. Even Valkyrie and Fletcher kept their balance perfectly well. She steadied Ghastly with a concerned hand on his elbow. "You okay?"

He opened his eyes and glanced at her. "Remember how we hoped Gabe's older brother would be mature and reasonable?"

"Uh, no."

"He's not."

Tanith couldn't help it; she laughed. "Really?"

They didn't have a chance to say much else before the Warden drew their attention to the lemonade, and while Tanith would normally have gratefully accepted - her throat, on the way here, had become abnormally dry - she also normally made it a point not to accept free food or beverages from people she didn't know and couldn't trust. So she politely declined, as did everyone else.

"Are you the Warden?" Valkyrie asked. "I'm Valkyrie Cain, and I'm a detective with the Sanctuary. We understand that you have a pair of prisoners here you don't know the origins of?"

"Are they alright, at least?" Tanith whispered to Ghastly.

His mouth twitched, and he nodded. "I think Raphael just called Lucifer 'Old Sulfur Stacks.'"

Tanith raised an eyebrow.

"And Merlin threatened to barbecue his wings. It was very strange."

Tanith had to struggle not to smile herself. "This should be interesting, then."