So many children. Now, that really was frightening. Not for the first time, Ivy was glad that she had not gone into service.

Ivy smiled at Chastity. "You'll have to get new hobbies," she said, raising an eyebrow at the other woman. "Do you have any ideas?" Ivy could offer suggestions, but most of her hobbies involved researching dark magic, or other shenanigans — and she was not sure that Chastity would enjoy any of Ivy's hobbies. Honestly, it was probably impressive that they were still friends, having diverged so significantly in the years since school.