A mouthful of ice cream forestalled an immediate answer at least. "Better," she said after a moment's though. And swallowing. "Not great, but better."

And in the best matter-of-fact voice she could muster, she said, "Warren very nearly broke up with me three weeks ago. And had every right to do so. Hinata hates me now and Bobby's not all that far behind. I managed to really mess things up."