"And so I shall," Byerly responds affably, clearly unoffended by York's condemnation of his actions. "There's a reason they call it the fine life. It's terribly fine."

He cants his head very slightly to the side, then, a tiny smile playing on his lips. "But I must say, good man, announcing you're going to make another break for it isn't exactly the soundest strategy for defecting in your own right. That's just going to make people want to keep a closer watch on you."