“Did
you know about this?” Fiona asks Strauss furiously.
“M'lady,
we...” Strauss begins, but Fiona cuts him off.
“Did
you know about this?” She repeats.
Strauss
bows his head in shame. “We have heard rumours that the Angel is
very fond of a particular dreamer. When I met you in the market I
then knew the rumours were true, that you were that dreamer.”
“Who's
the Angel?” Fiona wants to know.
“The
Peacock Angel is his preferred title,” Strauss tells her, “It was
he that brought your friend here.”
“Why
didn't you tell me before?” Fiona asks.
“What
good would that have done,” Strauss replies, “We thought such
information would only distress you.”
