One of the unanticipated upsides of her new position were the weekends. There was still work to do, of course--lessons to plan for the week upcoming and such--but the novelty of having whole days to herself on a weekly basis was one that had not yet worn off. And, frankly, Chastity didn't anticipate it wearing off for some time, not after so many years in service.
Still, though she now had the time to meet with friends, she didn't have the space in her little rented room, so she'd invited Ivy out for afternoon tea to catch up. She had been out of the loop with all of her old friends for much too long.
"How has work been for you?" Chastity asked when they'd both settled at a table.