Angelique chuckled softly, half in relief. She set her plate and glass down on the table before pulling out the other chair beside it. Today she was dressed more casually than on their first meeting, in soft wide-legged trousers and a billowy blouse reminiscent of of the 1970s, her hair loose around her shoulders.

"Positively, I'm sure," she said with a smile, resting herself in the chair. "Have you settled in to life in London again? Fin didn't mention where you'd been abroad."