"Took the thought right from my head, Miss Sumner," Darl said with a smirk, ordering a firewhisky for himself as well. "And he'll have what she's having," he said quickly before Neville could pipe up with his order, pointing between Neville and Ari quickly so the barmaid would know who he was referring to.
Neville rolled his eyes, and shook his head, nodding to one of the specials to indicate to the barmaid what his order was, even as Darl attempted to convince the woman that he really wanted what Ari was having.
"Or we could leave them here," he mused to Ace. "Maybe they would make some new friends."
He glanced over to her, wondering if he was imagining that she seemed somewhat distracted. Though he supposed it wasn't any of his business if she was.