Jordan tilted his head to one side and shrugged. "He's never really loved the theatre, you know." They both had just done what Laureline told them they should, really. "Blythe asked him; I wouldn't be surprised if Elisha suggested it to her, honestly."

He paused a beat. "It decreases the chance that he'll ever come back here, but it might be a good thing, for one of our family to have her ear."