"On the ship, Malin took over the realm by enslaving the... the Captain. Put as all in prison cells. Was transporting us to the Exposition Universelle. Parisian World Fair," Ava stares down into her mug.

"I'm not entirely sure what happened, from there it's a blur. But I promised... promised I'd come back for them." For Skulduggery. For Cassandra. For everyone she could... "But here I am. And I have no idea where they are."

She doesn't miss that her question goes ignored, staring at Zivia, quietly searching her expression.