'No, I'm not. You met Tom, who is Alpha of the team Dill is in. I work for Sam who heads up the other team, though they're pretty much interchangeable these days. Did you meet Sam?'
'No. Tom came out of an office downstairs and brought us straight up.'
Tilly realised they had probably just finished off what she had stopped earlier, and smiled at the thought that Sam had probably been looking rather too dopey to introduce to Dill's family. 'Sorry, private thought. I'm sure you'll meet him later.'
'So what did Dill say when he woke up?'
'Mainly he wondered why he felt so rough.'
Tilly heard a movement behind her and turned to see Dill's mother standing up. The waves of emotion coming from her were not positive, and the tone of her voice was hard, her accusations strong.
'I told him if
