"I don't get you," said Ina.
"You're not supposed to. Not yet at least. There are reasons behind what I do. But they're my own, and so might be flawed. I got away from everyone precisely so I didn't have to justify those reasons." Kier's eyes were completely still and his look absent. "And I know I'm asking a lot. But I think you know I would die before I let anything happen to Mint."
"That's true," said Medes. "If Cinna were here, she'd attest to that."
"I can attest to it," said Mina.
Peppermint turned to look left at Medes and right at Mina.
"I'm going to eat you both," she said.