"Though I would pay a few royals to see it anyway," Dorian said, giving her a wry, if slightly forced, smile.

He sighed as she spoke, and followed her gaze, though his looked up to the sky - utterly starless, thanks to the lights below.

"My apologies. To be honest, I was expecting to have it dealt with by now, but it seems things aren't quite as easy when you can't simply light all your problems on fire."