The relief on Mina's face was utterly blatant upon hearing that Veronica was all right. One less guilty little stunt to add to her conscience, after all. God, how had she been so stupid? Ego, she supposed. If greed was her worst vice, then pride was a close second. And lately, she noticed, lust had been high up there. But that was only natural, considering the fact that for the first time, she finally considered herself to be truly a widow.

If she still considered her marriage valid at all.

But her forehead furrowed at the mention of the Queen. "That was the best possible outcome, yes?" Mina had tried so desperately hard to keep out the Fae business as much as possible, engrossed as she was with the Centurions. Of course, some of it had been unavoidable. They did have a tendency to walk into Elysium. Still, she was neither Ordo Dracul nor particularly interested, until the Baron started attacking her with a train.