Kaya curled up with him, although one could see that she was clearly hiding something in her eyes.

"It was...a very trying time, what happened to me," she admitted. "And I'm not ashamed to say I was not at my most merciful. It was a side of me I rarely show, and I don't think even Billy has seen that part of me."

She sighed, but at least looked a little happier. "But when it comes to times like that, and people I care about being in danger, the gloves come off. That's just how it is."

Kaya smiled. "And I'd just as well like to know what you did, even if you think it wasn't much."