I lay in my tent, fiddling with the bracelet a younger Darren had given me.

Suddenly a shadow fell over me, and a towel dropped on my face. "You forgot something."

"Darren Shan!" I leapt up. "That was from the bath! What were you doing th—"

"What do you think?"

Larten had his hand on Darren's shoulder all of a sudden. "Spying on a girl in the bath, Darren?"

Both of us gulped, expecting a punishment.

"A healthy sport for a young man." Larten smirked. "See anything good?"

I blinked, then realized it was a joke and snarled at both of them.