War thought quickly back to her conversation with Mictain after the barbecue, and remembered his plans. Nodding, she said, "Alright, you're on. When I get round to setting up our match, I'll see if I can't...distract... him a little."

At his mention of Bran, she grinned. "It'll be fun to have a little one around to train up... I'm sure Uriel wouldn't want him to be defenceless, after all."

"As for Ducky... as long as I can find them both, I think I've got an idea on how I could set things up with that one..." she mused.

"Oh - and I'd count it family and friends," she amended. "I don't tend to have so many friends - more brief acquaintances - so when they turn up it's nice to hang on to them."