It finally began to dawn on Ursula that they might not be on the same page after all. "What do you-" she began to ask, stopping only when she suddenly arrived at the answer herself, or so she thought. She colored a little even as she began to doubt herself. Elladora couldn't possibly be so knowledgeable on that subject, nor could she imagine context that made her use of the word 'reliably' not seem shockingly indecent. No, she must be projecting her own indecency upon the spinster's words, that could be the only explanation, and yet what else could she mean? That it might be an attempt at humor never even occurred to her.

"How would- But- You- It's not-" The more incomplete sentences she made, the more embarrassed she felt. As she once again questioned whether she'd drawn the correct conclusion, she thought back to what she'd said to prompt Ella's response and what she could remember of her words only made it worse. "You can't think I was imply-" The moment she was composed enough to get a full sentence out, she did. "What do you even know of such things?!" she interrogated somewhat shrilly as she fixed the older woman with a look of trepidation.

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