Witch Weekly has declared you an enigma, and who am I to argue? Particularly since they have so little trouble filling in gaps in knowledge with wild speculation; if they have given you up I can only assume your past is obscured indeed. I shouldn't try to untangle it, I don't think. What if I prove myself not up to the task?

On the subject of your proposed trade, however, I find myself quite put out — I had thought I already had your goodwill, without having to buy it with stories. Have I done something lately to lose your favor, dear lady?


Postscript: Speaking of obscured pasts — is the invitation I received for a wine tasting this coming Sunday from any relation of yours? Corvo, I had heard, being your maiden name and too unusual a surname for me to suppose it merely coincidence.

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