"It always does," she assures Lily, reaching out to pat her hand and give it a reassuring little squeeze. "We're the good guys here, aren't we? And good guys always win! At least, that's definitely what always happens in my books. I'll be sorely disappointed if the one adventure I get to have ends up being the opposite!"

She sits up and looks down thoughtfully at the tea. "it's passable," she agrees, and smiles. "Perhaps the next place we go to will have real tea leaves and we can get things done properly!" She sighs a little wistfully. "Magic, though... I'm so jealous. I don't have a wand or anything. I doubt it'd work for me. Has this place hindered you at all? I hear it's done funny things to powers."