Ray dropped his arms slowly, his mouth pressing into a frown. Maybe it was the smell of boar meat that put Asher off.

He took a while to answer the question, caught off guard as he was. He'd been hoping to avoid cutting to the chase and spelling it out for Asher, mostly because he was pretty dyslexic when it came to situations like this. He was more used to flowers, chocolates and groveling. So in the end, he just lifted a shoulder in a shrug and stayed quiet.