Lambert's expression sours even more. "Both," he gripes. "Turned up at my cabin without warning and starts blathering about how he's in my heart, or some crap, then tried to just hide in plain sight when I told him to get out. Would've worked too, if I couldn't hear him."

His ears flick, a mute indication of the advantage he has in that respect. At least Childermass finally has someone as much of a sneaky fuck as him, but if he can't follow direct orders (or just have the common sense to leave when Lambert's yelling) one has to wonder if he'll have the sense to do whatever Childermass ends up needing him to.