"I only saw him the once, in any case," said Even dismissively. "It had slipped my mind entirely, until he reminded me of it." There were other events he remembered about that period of his life, events that distorted everything around them like a gravity well.

The Nightmares that appeared in the middle of the street, blocking the path, made as good an excuse as any to avoid thinking about said events.

Even hung back, out of the way of melee. Such enclosed conditions would have been ideal if he had been on his own, but with two allies space was at a premium. He pelted a Komory Bat with icicles instead, knocking it out of the air with a squawk.