Later, he would reflect on the significance in the fact that she'd given her name - what he thought must be her true name. They're important amongst the fae, he'd heard. He will perceive the gesture to be one of goodwill, and of fledgling trust, but also a test. Later, when he is alone, he will decide to keep it private, secure, safe. At least, for now.

And Mab certainly had no trouble in piquing his curiosity. The other title mentioned was filed away - although unfamiliar, he had to assume his path would cross with the Lord of Stars eventually. The stylings of the fae, in all their strangeness, all their pomp and circumstances, had always been weird to him, if not funny, but the laughter felt far away when he was dealing with one of them.

He didn't promise his further assistance. It felt too early for that. First, he wanted to see how their initial cooperation worked out. Instead, something else caught his attention - recalling Stiles' intervention in his conversation with Heiji, he asked: "South of the river?"