"I've never really been accused of being proper, but I played the part fairly well. The things one must do to survive." The last was half sarcasm, half bitterness. "Perhaps life would have been more interesting if I'd been more like her."

She looked up as the scratching sound paused, watching him test the wards.

"Not often, sometimes I find them at the library, other times I find them at stores. I suspect the Dreaming is responsible." She went back to reading, "My collection is rather small, but you can borrow anything you want."