"Because he wants something more out of this," Childermass mutters. Sure, he'll give Frost a cursory glance but it's Nightshade that he turns to eye warily most of all. On top of that, he really doesn't want to look at the Count's smiling face right now, which is a hint more unsettling than Nightshade even being here.

"Since when does Summer work with Winter, Nightshade?"