"The Night Council don't control everyone, as far as I can tell." Simon shrugs. "I'm still a bit new to the politics, myself. I think the fae don't like to be controlled by anyone; they're always fighting with the Night Council." As for the werewolves and vampires, who knows? He knows Skip is okay with Redbright, and that's about it.

Speaking of Skip...

"It's 'her,' not 'him.' The werewolf's a girl. Her name's Sofia, goes by Skip. She's my..." He trails off, leaving a pregnant pause. What is she to him? "...girlfriend," he says eventually, though he doesn't sound very sure of it. "And I can give you Redbright's address. Just give me your phone; I'll plug it into Google Maps."