“I’m not going to lie, I’d like to have you around when we start lookin around the place,” Lambert says, ruefully. As much as he’d like to give Childermass the chance to just sit this one out entirely, his magic’s too useful to pass up on.

“But that won’t be for a few hours, at least, so I’ll let you know if we need you. Get some rest. You’ve been using a lot of magic.” He starts to turn away, then snorts quietly.

“Maybe I should start learning how to jump through shadows like you do, after all.”