His smile was tight and drawn, and the fact that she couldn't see it didn't bother him at all. "Can do," he told her simply. Not talking or thinking about how he became deaf wasn't going to be a problem either. If anything, his mind flicked only to the glow of Ronan's tail lights, then to Ronan himself.

"Left," he answered. It wasn't something he often admitted, but neither was most of this. It was a very weird day. Gansey was probably wondering where he was.