"He would have been thrilled, I'm sure." As would his wife; he is pretty sure he wouldn't want to be married to Victor Fox at the best of times, no matter how much he admired the man's style in certain areas. With him stuck in a Face position? That'd be a joy.

He did smirk a bit, though. "No one would be good enough in Julien's opinion," he said, "but if he wanted to remain Ace, attacking the Queen of Diamonds was a poor way to start." Especially since Säde had hardly been the first person Julien had attacked; a deplorable lack of control, Laureline would have said.