And there was something else to add to the list of things he'd never been referred to as until today. Not that it was a bad thing. Even the look on her face was a welcome change against the wide-eyed terror he'd become so accustomed to.

Alabaster began to withdraw his limbs as he spoke, each one folding up on itself and slipping back into his sleeves. "They do, though obviously not in the usual sense." He paused a beat, frowning. "It's difficult to explain, but suffice to say I just know."