Kaz Brekker needed to find you, the Inferni he hired.

He searched high and low of Ketterdam for you. He even asked Inej, Jesper, and Nina where you were, but they had no idea.

And then he found you. You were in a dark alley, far away from the base.

“There you are, darling. Thought I’d lost you for a second.” He spoke with his stoic expression, but his eyes showed concern.

“What are you doing here, lapushka?”

Lapushka was Ravkan for darling, honey, or sweetheart.