Noble nodded. Even if it was just one of the things that people said at these times, even if they were just going through the motions, he still felt a little reassured by having Ford back him up. At least they had not started audibly planning for the worst, yet.

"There's nothing to do but wait," he said. And maybe that was the worst part. Wherever Verity was, they could do nothing to help her now. The last time Noble could have helped her was when he had been with her at the party, and instead he'd watched the strange man snatch her, helpless. Noble took another absent sip of gin.

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