'Oh, you know, this and that. When the people who were haphazardly in charge made me a Guardian with the Night Council and saw how good I was doing there they dumped the rest of it on my plate as well.' No, better not say that much, especially since his role as Guardian is staying under wraps, if Faolan himself has anything to say on the matter.

"Well," he says, instead. "I think it was more a case of being volunteered for the job than anything else. I suppose I can't complain too much," he adds, with something of a shrug. "It means that I must have been doing something right. Though I could do without the extra paperwork," he adds, quirking a smile at the other man in turn.