"Why are you sorry?" Adam asked, perplexed. It took him a moment to realize that Alec meant the sound, and even once he'd realized it he didn't understand why Alec felt he had to apologize. It had been kind of funny, and kind of cute, in a way that Adam wanted to think about more later. Privately.

"Gansey's our king," Adam murmured, though he ducked his head a little as he said it. He'd never said it out loud before. "Ronan and I, we're his magicians."