Oh, trust me, they do. You can hear Ivan snoring all the way down the hall.

[ the comment doesn't have quite the usual cheerful irreverence, more quietly muttered than anything else, but it's an attempt at chipping away at the tension. miles gives her a tired smile with a faint tilt of his mouth and shrugs with one shoulder in agreement. ]

No, it isn't. But I'm glad I did. And I thought you deserved to hear it from -- [ me? rein it in, boy. ] A friend.