Sea moved quickly, catching Oswald and then grabbing him by the back of his neck, squeezing to make him bend forward, making sure he'd be in just enough pain to not think about going anywhere. "He does have good cheekbones, for a nerd."

He was just saying, as he watched Roman trace Edward's face. Edward was trembling, but he tried to pretend that he wasn't.

"It's not anything bad! They seem to be getting along, Lucius is just dating him for the week! You know, the same as that girl last week. Or the week before."