Without so much as putting down the book, Nori had a knife between his fingers. That window was his easy escape route, and he didn't appreciate anyone barging in to block it. For a heart-stopping moment, the youthful face and crown of dirty blonde hair almost made him drop both. But those eyes were blue.

Not to say he didn't recognize the intruder, and he raised a braided eyebrow then smiled. He shut the book and tossed it aside, knife slipping back up his sleeve.

"Pete, innit? You grown up since I last saw you!"