"Thomas Raith," he said, taking her hand to shake. "And you can never be too careful."

Especially not right now, but then, Thomas was never one to trust blindly. Besides, there had been nothing to lose by not trusting her. Even if she'd been human, he'd want to prove the point that he wasn't some creep.

"So I take it you're with the Islington Nest as well, then. I'm new here, so I haven't had the chance to see how it's usually run. Unless these past few weeks are typical."

He was just doubtful that they could be, since relations with other factions hadn't devolved to war and bloodshed.