Deerington was taking some getting used to, that was certain. Molly nodded encouragingly, considering correcting Airy briefly but deciding instead that "Lady Molly" was preferable to "my lady," and guessing it must have been a regional thing. Certainly neither of them were from around Maine.

She was still getting the lay of the land, but being from a place with small towns pocking the countryside, Deerington was a fairly easy read for her. Take away three quarters of the unique landmarks and that might have changed, but for now Molly was feeling pretty good about her global positioning skills.

"Have you been in town long?" she asked, gesturing in the direction she had been heading. "I only just got here," Molly adds, wanting to give a piece of information herself in order to not give the impression she was probing.