5 star hotels soothe the savage beast, all golden lighting and large chandeliers and when you get the presidential suite all to yourself it's difficult to complain. except for sometimes. susan is accustomed to luxury and is a star at business mixers where miraz's potential partners and associates need charming beyond miraz's plentiful coffers, but she is reminded occasionally of peter's unrelenting charisma when miraz works a room, and of edmund's talent for backroom negotiations when miraz engages in subtle politicking. and then, sometimes, she is reminded that miraz is neither of her brothers.

miraz refills her glass with more wine and says, "you are getting that faraway look in your eyes again, my dear."

she pulls herself back from memories to give him a smile. "my dear," she echoes, "why would i want to be elsewhere?"