“Now is as good a time as any”, Sphix answered. “Although… how do you propose we get from here to somewhere with shops?” She hadn’t seen any promising sort of businesses on the few times she had ventured away from the Manor. She had been staying out of sight, though, avoiding roads and traffic. She was sure she had missed a lot of things.

If they were heading out, she would have to get her purse from the cellar, too. Sphix nodded towards the door. “And I do have to take care of some things, first. Such as the matter of money.”