Smartass company soothes Butcher all the way down to where a soul might be if he had one left. She's not afraid and just the right amount of wary. If more people in Darrow were like this one, he'd make a better effort.

"I ain't stayed anywhere for very long," he confirms, exhaling a pleased enough steam of smoke. The pack is still in his hand, so he offers it to Maeve. "Maybe if I found the right yoga studio."