Porcupine Ridge Blackbird song

The man seemed full of unbridled promise, and when he declared Hex's judgment to be sound, the darkling tried not to blink in surprise. Not that he had a low opinion of himself, but to hear it from the mouth of such an impressive specimen. . .

Anyway, things were settled. Then welcome, Lorcan, he told the warrior. Envy, will you help me show him to the rendezvous? He'd follow behind, eventually linking up with Muskrat, where the two would quietly discuss this new recruit.

Envy, meanwhile, was becoming quite the little recruiter. Should she prove her usefulness further, Hex figured she was well on her way to full Sentry—a valued member on the Ridge.

The astonishing fact that he had helped build this in the first place was not (ever) lost upon him.