At Daisy's knee-jerk, Helen does her level best not to laugh. "You've changed. That's all. You act as though you've gotten harder, more in tune with the Hunter within. But you've got all these delightful new soft spots! Before I got here, the version of you I knew only had the one. I hardly mean it as an insult, of course, I think it's quite charming."

At last, she stands. Her latte is gone, the cup sitting empty on the table. When did she drink it? "Well, I've likely taken up enough of your time, my dear. But thank you for the chat! We'll have to do this again sometime."