"I mean, I didn't even notice it until Marc told me about it this morning," Steven admits with a little shrug. She was more right than she knew with the whole "honesty is more of a you thing" comment: Steven can't really lie to save his life, and it mostly doesn't even occur to him to try.

He peers over Layla's shoulder, but when he can tell there's no real magic on it, drifts over to the window to peer out the windows. "Is there anything bad about this place? That you can see? Besides needing to clean it out. Which, as far as I can tell, isn't really a bad thing."