"It's quite all right," she says. "I really am already feeling better. It's not uncommon for an adept to push their luck like that, and I was on a living planet for the first time. It's almost to be expected."

The paint is bitten away from one corner of her lip, pink skin showing through. "I don't need anything," she says outloud. Her black eyes tell a different story, but it's mixed with something like fear and not far from panic. "I very much enjoyed visiting, and I hope I can again. Please give my apologies to the Marylebone."