Mina's first chance to speak to Jakin alone was after dinner, while she was washing up and he was drying.
"Jakin, that was Inric!"
"Of course it's Inric," he says, sounding irritable. "They saw him in the museum that night. Good thing too."
"What? Why?"
"Because they saw him and not us." Jakin focusses on the plate he's drying. "I bet that's why Miss Ver Susa's back too."
"What?"