Asher looks up, expectant as soon as he smells and hears Nathaniel at his door. His eyebrows raise at Nathaniel's wild appearance, very different from the leopard he is used to - and even the boy he met, the younger Nathaniel.

His stomach drops as Nathaniel looks at him with cold eyes, his face growing hard and cold in response.

"You remember." He can't decide if that is a good thing or not - judging by the anger, perhaps not.

"I would have paid you the same had you just sat beside me, cher."