Moira snorted. “If we’re going to get caught, why do you need to know who our target is?”
Garrett let out a resigned sigh. “Because Thalia saw if I went with you, things would go differently.”
“And if we stayed home?” I asked.
His eyes flickered. “All I can say is don’t stay home tonight.”
I stilled. “Is something going to happen?”
Garrett grimaced. “I’m sworn to secrecy. It’s nothing bad, just annoying, and Caelan will react…poorly.”
I shook my head. “You’d rather we antagonize a Lord rather than let Caelan get annoyed?”
Garrett lifted a shoulder. “I like the other Lords about as much as you do. And,” he said, his focus turning to Moira, “a little birdie told me you’ve managed to secure three extremely rare potions, and I want to know how you did it.”
Moira’s eyes narrowed. “You agree to help us escape notice, no matter what we want to do, and I’ll tell you how I acquired said potions.”
Garrett’s nostrils flared. “Do you plan on killing anyone?”
I scoffed. “I am not a murderer!”
Lots of raised eyebrows.
“Fair enough,” I grumbled. “I don’t murder anyone who isn’t actively trying to murder me first.”
“No murders on the agenda,” Moira said. “I can’t make a firm promise because the night is still young, but I subscribe to Evie’s philosophy. If no one tries to murder us, we won’t try to murder them.”
Garrett shook his head. “I’ve never in my life met such a chaotic bunch of goblins.”
Tess let out a warbling sigh. “You get used to it.”
“You’re one to talk,” Moira said. “Didn’t you possess someone not too long ago and tear them apart from the inside out?”
Tess fidgeted nervously. “They deserved it.”
“Exactly,” Moira and I said at the same time.
Garrett scrubbed a hand over his face. “Fine. We try our absolute best not to murder anyone, and you tell me how you got the potions. Deal?”
Moira stuck out a pale hand. “Deal.”
“Thorvin is first.”
Garrett’s brows drew together. “Seriously? I thought it’d be Ethan.”
I glanced at Moira, willing her with my eyes not to reveal what we’d discovered about Ethan and Donovan. “He’s right. Why aren’t we hitting him first?”
“You have a lot to learn about the art of anticipation,” Moira said. “We hit Thorvin first and Ethan will get antsy. People do hilarious things when they’re nervous.” She wiggled her eyebrows. “Then we hit Soren.”
“Should we hit Soren?” I asked. “Rowan is not on the list, and Soren has been decent. So far.”
“She’s right,” Garrett said. “Soren is as much of an ally as he can be.”
“What about that Dario guy?” I asked.
Garrett’s attention sharpened. “What do you know about Dario?”
“He stopped by for a visit.”
