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A shiver - she has met THOSE enemies, the cold ones.

More promising is a young man from Africa. A rich Nigerian family... yet he is interested in the culture of the old. It is mentioned by Cricket it is a shame they do not have something called a 'Dreamspeaker' among them...

Dreamspeaker! The one who recognized her before!

but the Victorian fellow, Nigel? Of course he's a Nigel! He says that there are more ... "ritualized african magic that fits in very well with the Houses"

...Does that mean the young man might be one of the Dreaming?

"Miriam also shows potential" Cricket admits

Theo thers are startled. She's an actress hoping to use this for research for a movie

But Cricket says that while the woman from Isreal seems shallow, she has an understanding of her body and mental state that might lead her well down the path of "Do"

The Bohemian isn't sure and thinks she's a Gal Gadot wanna be

Narrow eyes, listening hard.

"She has a chance for completeness" Cricket says

the Bohemian/German lady mentions an easy going Australian who has a joint 'hidden'.

she finds the idea that it needs to be hidden hilarious

Risks to calculate. The Wizards should be allowed to find their new one, but Earl must be protected... the Nigerian should be investigated... the Escheat, protected. Oh, if this is a willworker freehold, is there a library?

She slips past the small room, and through the underground hall. It does grant her a view of the three having tea. Ohooo teeaaa.. no, focus. She knows what they look like now.

Cricket she's seen... respect, Zara knows the power of appearing beneath notice. Nigel is the man, obviously - as tweedy as his voice?

Oh so very much. Tweed suit. PIpe. And interesting facial hair. he looks so Victorian she almost feels homesick for a past life.

And yet the seal of solomon on his ring. That sign has been, shall we say co-opted by many

It has.

That doesn't mean he's not a member of the tribe, of course.

the German Austriian woman , well, you've heard of Perky Goths? She's got Happy PUnker down

THAT she didn't expect.

Mohawk, short frizzed....nose ring. Torn jeans and her top is a shirt (no bra) with an Anarchy symbol but with a PLUS like it was a grade

Fascinating!

She tilts her head as Zara moves by and for a moment Zara worries her veil has fallen, but no... but the woman clearly has some sort of mystic sight.

Hm. Luck. She'll need a better ward.

And Zara slips on past the door, and further down the hall. If there were a library where would.. this room, of course. It's.. locked. A plain mechanical lock? how..unmagical.

Unmagical, but a nice challenge. She uses her picks.

The nice thing about low tech is that she knows it. She was handling skelton key locks when she was a child.

A soft click, a pop, and she opens the door. It's dark in there. And again, that matters not. The library is revealed