[ Back home, an English upper class lady's idea of charity is attending a benefit garden party or helping to run a bake sale. Here, apparently, it involves being auctioned off like cattle to the person who has the most figs. Mary tries not too look too annoyed by the whole proceedings. They are here to help.

After the older witch gives instructions about moving rocks and wanders off back into her house, Mary huffs and looks at the stack around she and her partner. ] She could not do this herself? [ The woman is indeed old, but she has magic. As if Mary is about to stoop down and pick up all of these rocks when she herself has magic now. ]

Surely we can figure out a spell that will levitate these rocks. Hopefully we can make quick work of it.

[ Exploring the market leaves Mary feeling a bit depressed. There are so many fine goods available, and, having newly arrived, Mary hasn't got much money to spend. She purchases a meat pie at least and is about to eat it when she hears the commotion in the street.

The young boy manages to tug at her heartstrings. Perhaps it is because she has her own much younger son at home who often plays with the puppy that her family had given to her father. Whatever it is, Mary finds herself drawn in, used to using her influence back home, even though she has none here. ]

Is there a problem here, gentlemen?

[ Mary notices that someone else from the crowd has stepped up next to her. She hopes that it's to help and not to make matters worse. ]

[ The wireless is a curious thing here. Mary hopes to be able to invest in her own personal one soon, but for now she will have to make do when she's out in public. She's in a small cafe, having some tea and listening to Etiquette with Evandra and Aren. She huffs a little laugh as the program ends on such a cheery note after speaking of such grave matters. Mary turns to the person at the table next to her's, who appears to also have been listening. ]

If only the wireless programs at home were so blunt.

[ Not that any Duke or Earl back home would probably have someone killed over an offense, but people probably did need such practical knowledge about how to react in certain situations. Better to be told than to learn the hard way. ]

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