There was one person who considered himself Devin's friend, and who might yet become more than that. It was still harder to think of Sam than of what Bobby was doing, and it remained uncomfortable for him to examine that disparity. Adrienne and Lochley and Zaynab didn't seem to like him much, but they didn't glare at him like he was a scorpion in their midst the way the rest did.

"I do," he said slowly. "More or less. I have something she wants." Devin paused, inhaled slowly. "A key, effectively, to a number of doors that must stay closed to her, and to her ilk. Exactly which, I do not know. Her recent actions suggest that she has plans to seize control over humanity, though that may only be a distraction. I doubt it's her only goal."