"I don't really know what's up with him lately," Charon admitted. "Though if you haven't seen him up here recently, that's probably a safe bet.
He smiled, because Makaria was just the sort of person who'd remember an offhand comment like that. "Thanks, Mak," he said, taking a small bite of the tart. It was delicious, and he wished he could just polish it off and start in on another one. Stupid lie. He should have just said he was hungover, or something.