"Direct him," Nora prompted, nodding to Andrei. Though he stood nearly a head taller than her (and she wasn't short, though she wasn't particularly willowy either) she rested a hand on his shoulder, ready to push in the right direction.

Andrei, for his part, regarded Jack's body with a mixture of curiosity, interest, and sullenness.

"Put him where you want him," she continued. "He'll go."