"So we're at war."
"Yes."
Anton sighed in exasperation, but not at me. "I knew he was going to provoke someone eventually. I did not expect it to be you."
Steven Garth, leader of the Australian Hellfire Club, tilted his head to the side. "Is it wise to go against someone like Saverio? We don't know who his allies are."
"If we stick to my plan, there won't be any crossfire at all. We'll crush the opposition before they can get any higher up."
"In my opinion, we should be letting the brothers duke this out themselves," said Hannah Tennet, leader of the New Zealand Palindromes, drawled thickly. "This isn't our war."
