The comment caused Molly to snort, saying, "You and me both, sister." Truth be told, she was handy enough, but Molly's real strengths seemed to sit more permanently in the investigative realm.

As she advanced a few steps farther to place the handkerchief in Airy's hand, even going as far as to squeeze it around her bleeding fingers, she took note of the airiness (ha!) and found herself deciding that, like herself, this woman was not from around here. It seemed like there were plenty of transplants if any of her earlier research was an indication.

"Not to be nosey, but what possessed you to touch that old thing?" she asked, concern knitting her eyebrows tightly.