"And I would be very surprised if the rest of it isn't related," Hannibal said, eyeing the tower. "But if they intend - albeit in an odd way - to help, then why remove Jono's powers? And if they intend some sort of harm and have neutralized threats as best they could, why the overly cheerful people around, and that smell of flowers?"

He eyed the (soullessly) smiling strange couple walking across the street from them. "If they're attempting to lull us into a false sense of security, they're doing a very poor job."