"On how to break my habit of--" Solomon frowned. "What are you talking about?" The comment about advice had been facetious. Most of all, he wanted some peace and quite to know his own mind, and apparently even that was too much to ask.

"He was about to leave himself," Solomon said irritably. "Since it was my arrival which caused the impulse, it seemed prudent to remove myself." But he felt a moment of doubt. If Genis had left anyway, that meant Raine would be alone regardless. Still--it was his presence that had made Genis want to go. Surely Solomon's absence would have removed the problem?