He glanced back up and tipped his head to one side. “More than we’ve worked with anyone else,” he said after a moment. He looked back at his book.
“We? Do you always work with your brother?”
Gilbert focused on me this time. “Yes.” He spoke with a vehemence that caught me off guard. “Absolutely. He is my brother. We entered this world together, and we left this world the first time together. And we will leave it for a second time together.” He snorted. “If we didn’t, I fear Piers would leave me far, far too early.”
I raised my eyebrows. “Really? I thought he was mostly talk.”
The vampire laughed. “He is mostly talk, which is the problem. He talks too damn much.”
I couldn’t help but laugh too. “I suppose so! At least you two work with Fenris.”
“Indeed,” he said. “Fenris can be…” He pau
