Chapter Eleven‘I’m trying to save Melbourne,’ I blurted out.
‘By murdering the queen?’ he said, drawing his eyebrows together in confusion.
‘I didn’t kill her! Why would I use perfectly innocent spiders to murder someone when there are a dozen superior methods in this very room?’
He stood up, and I noticed he had a gun in his other hand. ‘You may be surprised to learn this, but I don’t feel reassured.’
‘Understandable,’ I admitted. ‘I’m somewhat flustered. Do you think I could have a cup of tea?’
‘Not at this stage, no.’
‘Very well.’ I took a slow breath and gathered my thoughts. ‘You have a gun and I do not. Shall we find a more private location? I hasten to add that I have no interest in your … person. This is a complicated matter, and I believe you would have done the same thing a
