It might've been pretty if it hadn't been dirt. What the devil was wrong with these females?! Miss Black's shield charm functioned much like an umbrella for the dirt that tried to rain down upon her. If it had been snow it would've been a pleasant thing but it wasn't and Miss Dempsey oughtn't to wonder why she was going to die alone and unwed. "The round goes to Miss Black - please begin the next when you're ready."

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