So Ryan remembered everything and was using Spencer for reasons unknown, pretending they were still best friends. William couldn't even begin to guess what he was playing at, but if Ryan was going along with Spencer to save his past friend's feelings at a time when he was already in an emotional crisis, William couldn't exactly fault him for it. If Ryan had other ends in mind, however, that was another story.
William resolved to have a little talk with Ryan sometime very soon.
"Look out for Schechter," William advised, shaking off darker thoughts. "He's clever like a fox, he'll try to trip you up. And Ryan isn't the greatest liar. He'll probably get caught out on something like showing off his knowledge of current literature. ...Oh, wow," William breathed, heart beating faster at his sudden epiphany and voice coming breathless. "Do you know what this means? You can read your favourite books from the past six years as if it's for the first time. All over again."