"Maybe," he agrees and the tip of the cigarette glows, lighting his face in the dark as he takes a drag. "Or maybe I'd just recommend you find a more deserving companion. Being away from this place isn't the worst thing in the world right now anyway."

If he could pinpoint the source of what's going on right now, he'd recommend they all leave this place, but since he can't, it's better to keep them all in the same area while he works it out. His suspicions are strong, but until he can prove something, he needs to tread carefully.

It's not Eponine, though, he's quite sure of that. Not Beverly either, given the odd things that continue to happen while she's found an alternate place to stay most nights.