Billie located the broom and began coaxing the wood shavings into a more manageable pile instead of strewn about the shop. She peeked at Adonis and beamed when the cat seemed to like the mice. She had always figured felines played with their food, so she assumed the rodents had been a success! Really, she just enjoyed feeding animals, even if it might not be the right kind of food.

"How the heck many have ya carved?" She blurted out, not one to beat around the bush. Judging by the debri she continued to sweep, it had to be more than she could count! Which, really, wasn't saying too much. She squinted at the one Gideon was working on and tilted her head to the side. "Do lots of people buy 'em like tha'?"

She knew very little about wands. Most of her knowledge she'd either picked up from Gideon or from others she frequently ran into. Her first week in town, she had called one a 'magic stick,' and the older gentleman she'd asked looked as if he were about to box her ears for being so impertinent. He'd thought she was playing tricks, but she truly didn't know.

She paused in her sweeping and asked a third question. "Is it hard?"