Five's expression sours more, because how is that worse? They shouldn't have names, or numbers, or be here with them at all. It doesn't make sense, but that should just be a minor annoyance in a world of things that don't make sense.

What if they hadn't been there to protect his brother? They obviously had no trouble finding him. — Five scoffs and shakes his head, irritated for reasons he doesn't need to express.

"Taravast was a shitshow," he says instead, at first wanting to expand on that but deciding that says everything he needs to. He briefly meets Allison's eyes again, then shifts uncomfortably until he's bent over his candle. "But what do I know. He still managed to make money off of that ridiculous suitor thing."