He blinked and glanced her way in surprise, his mouth curving wryly out of its faint, thoughtful frown. At one time, he'd built quite a reputation for appearing out of the shadows to startle the unwary, and he wondered if it was Somebody's idea of just desserts that this one person seemed to have a talent for doing the same thing to him.

Then again, Kit could do a lot of things to him that nobody else could. At least this time he didn't have a drink to spill.

"Nah, nothing that can't wait. Trouble sleeping?" Unlike him, Kit wasn't prone to insomnia, unless that had changed since the old days.