It seemed wise to avoid confrontations as a general rule; Julien had never made any secret which Queen of Spades he admired, after all, and Briony had the misfortune of resembling the other one to a startling degree. Still, some things should be brought to the attention to the Face Cards, even if they weren't her Face Cards.

"Dr. Johnson submitted an order for your infirmary," she says evenly. "I thought you should be made aware of some oddities."

Two things had struck her about Eli Johnson the first time they met: the first was that he was a highly controlled addict. There were some things that couldn't be hidden, after all, and she was a medical professional. No matter what he might think, his problem wasn't unique in the Deck even now.

The second thing that had struck her about Dr. Johnson was that her mother would have liked him very much.