Sleepy Fox Hollow The way she goes, Bubs

Anselm was prepared for pushback -- but he was not prepared for Suzu's specific brand of cleverness.

Unlike Fiona, who maintained her calm and objectivity -- and unlike Heda, who could wield bitterness fine as any blade -- Suzu's tone had a dry humor to it. Anselm got the keen sense he was the brunt of the joke.

Anselm was caught with his metaphorical pants down. He glanced in disbelief to the urchin, and then to the woman. No vonder you are so prickly, if that is all you eat. His lips curled as Suzu revealed she knew Anselm had been hurt. He did not like that she knew more about him than he knew about her -- and why was she calling for Etienne?

Surely, Etienne didn't have a thing for fat chicks -- right? Vhat's a fat chick vant with Etienne?

But then he realized she'd said brother -- and mercifully, things began to make sense. Oh. Was it too late to take back what he'd said before?